Losing a loved one due to an act of violence makes you very aware of how one act of violence affects not only the victim but their family and society at large. The horrible attacks in Brussels are not going to be the end of attacks, you know. We must accept that for awhile…
Month: March 2016
Easter, 2016
HAPPY EASTER ! Early this morning I felt Marc was trying to get my attention. It was like he was saying to me, ‘Mom, come up here with me and look at the Easter celebration from my point of view!’ At the Good Friday service the other night I listened to a dramatization about some…
The Reagans, (Not) The End of an Era
I watched most of Nancy Reagan’s funeral on TV last Friday. It took place at the Reagan Museum which overlooks a quiet valley in a city near my home. It was her personal wish to have the service simple, yet it was dignified enough for a head of states wife, I thought. It’s interesting how…
Judging Others or Assessing What’s Right
Some people like to go around saying we must not ‘judge’ others’. Years ago you would not hear that so much, you’d just know’ judging’ was wrong. What’s bothering me is that I’m hearing people so quick to criticize someone in the most innocent circumstance and claim the other person is ‘judging’. I’ve been a…