My Mother Taught Me
My mother taught me sunshine,
And laughter as a way.
She showed to me the beauty,
In a dark and cloudy day.
My mother taught me courage,
She’d learned throughout the years,
And how to smile brightly,
Amidst the falling tears.
My mother taught me Jesus,
And how to look to Him.
Now in troubled waters,
I’m...
In few arenas is contentiousness more prevalent than in politics. I was heartened to read this piece in Time magazine, where U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) shared, “I’m grateful for the late Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA), who taught me that the bonds of friendship are stronger than any partisan pull. When...
By Rev. Pete Hyde
There was something different about that particular morning. When I awoke, I could not put my finger on it, but something was different, something was missing. As I got ready to face another day, I dismissed the wonderings and went about my day, soon forgetting about...
Float
A singularity I float alone, in the water that you're all reeling
Staying afloat only by my talent to scope a feeling
I can cope with 1,000 blows to break a single ceiling
Glass chandeliers and Champaign sipped in bad taste
We celebrate the death of a mad man on word that was...
By Sean Dietrich
A crowded restaurant. I’m eating breakfast with my mother and sister. The newest addition to our family is here, too. My niece. She’s a toddler with reddish hair and the face of a renaissance cherub. Right now, she’s in a highchair, eating crayons, pooping her britches. She’s...
