Is there a magic cutoff period when offspring become accountable for their own actions? Is there a wonderful moment when parents can become detached spectators in the lives of their children and shrug, ‘It’s their life,’ and feel nothing? When I was in my twenties, I stood in a hospital corridor waiting for doctors to put a few stitches in …
Angels in Rags Amid tens of thousands of legs swirling by, a scruffy looking bearded man in scruffy looking clothes sat panhandling for spare change. Thousands rushed by him, doing their best not to make eye contact with the man, and pretending not to know that he was there. His hollowed eyes sought more than friendship, they begged for validation …
Hidden high in the mountains was a monastery that had once been known throughout all the world. Its monks were pious, its students were enthusiastic. The beautiful chants from the chapel touched the hearts of people who came there to pray and meditate. But, something changed. Fewer and fewer young men came to study. Fewer and fewer people came for …
April 16, 2013 Canadian Singer Rita MacNeil Dies And Has Returned To Heaven – Farewell Fair Lass Today the world mourns the loss of one of its most beautiful voices, that of Canadian singer, Rita MacNeil. Rita was not only a beautiful person, and an magnificent artist, she was a Canadian folk music icon who brought maritime tales to millions …
Beautiful performance by the Hungarian shadow theatre group, Attraction, on Britain’s Got Talent 2013. This performance brought the audience to tears, and the judges to their feet.
A mother can be almost any size or any age, but she won’t admit to anything over thirty. A mother has soft hands and smells good. A mother likes new dresses, music, a clean house, her children’s kisses, an automatic washer and Daddy. A mother doesn’t like having her children sick, muddy feet, temper tantrums, loud noise or bad report …
One day, a father of a very wealthy family sent his son on a trip to the country, with the sole purpose of showing his son just how poor people can be. The son spent a couple of days and nights on the farm, of what would be considered a very poor family. On his return home from his trip, …
A wise old woman traveling in the mountains by herself, found a precious stone in a stream and put it in her bag. The next day she met a huge, heavily muscled warrior who was hungry. The old woman pitied him and opened her bag to share her food. When the hungry warrior saw the large precious stone in the …
Lobo was an American wolf that once dwelled in the Currumpaw Valley of New Mexico. During the 1890s Lobo and his pack, deprived of natural prey by settlers, turned to livestock for food. The ranchers attempted to kill off Lobo and his pack by poisoning the carcasses. But the wolves removed the poisoned pieces and threw them aside. The ranchers …
The USS New York is an incredibly significant and important ship. Why? Well, because the USS New York was built with 24,000 tons of steel recovered from the World Trade Center attack and destruction. It is the fifth ship in a new class of warships, ones specifically designed for missions that include special operations against terrorists. It will carry a crew …
