Hope Blog

I learn a lot at lunch. I have a pretty limited palate which simply means that I enjoy chicken salad and Coca Cola more than most. When it comes to food if it is not easy to pronounce and identify,…

I think I’ve finally discovered something. When the harsh winds of life blow away something precious, they often leave room for something new to show up. The wind has certainly been shaking things up as March arrives on the scene.…

“That’s the one,” she said. “That one right there!” She smiled brightly and pointed at the small black and white puppy in the playpen. We all turned our heads to look and saw Casey Lou for the very first time.…

So, things aren’t going that well. It’s been one of those days, months, years when you feel like a hurricane has hit your heart. High winds are blowing through your sense of well-being while heavy rains are washing away your…

There should be a recognizable sound when it happens. When a dish drops, its pieces scattering helter-skelter across the floor, there is a familiar sound that accompanies it. It is a crash so crisp and clear that you reflexively look…

I once read an article in the Wall Street Journal about a young man named Moshe.  In 1948 when he was only a child, Moshe was forced to flee his home in war torn Romania. He lost his parents to…

She had some funny stories about the last few guys she’d gone out with. One, a Scottish preacher, grabbed her hand before dinner at a local restaurant and, with a voice so much like Sean Connery’s she expected to hear,…

Last year was, at one point in time, a new year. Last December 31, exactly one year ago, I celebrated the fact that things were starting over again; that there would be a new January, a new spring and fall,…

I know a lot of people are all up in arms about the “commercialization of Christmas.” Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and extended store hours tempt us to spend too much money on “stuff” that we supposedly don’t need. This year,…

Take heart. If it hurts, you may just be a hero in the making. I recently saw a movie whose main character was a young man who spent most of his teenage years speaking up for what he felt was…