The picture worth a thousand words

The picture worth a thousand words

The goal was to memorize the 18 geometry theorems. At first daunting, but once the teacher had shown how they were derived and how to use them, illustrating each on the chalkboard at the front, it became a fun adventure. In a short while, they were all logically...
Just one more chapter, please!

Just one more chapter, please!

We didn’t have a lot in terms of earthly riches, the stock market didn’t know we existed. My parents were never on a black-tie event guest list. Tiffany’s was unknown to us. But one thing was certain, there were books. Lots of books. My mother loved doing her own...
The Best Gift!

The Best Gift!

Disclaimer: Should I sound here like Dickens’ Scrooge, let me say, I truly love all things Christmas: the decorating, the shopping, the gifting, the singing, the eating, the get togethers, and more. PD The story of Christmas has all but been eclipsed in our...
Anything worth having . . .

Anything worth having . . .

Seven centuries earlier, the Prophet Isaiah’s words had made a bold statement about a Son who ‘is’ born (with supreme confidence that the timing was unalterably set). His Name? The Prince of Peace! (Isa. 9:6,7). When Jesus, Mighty God in human disguise, finally came...
More than wowed

More than wowed

Suppose a friend shocks you with (very expensive) tickets to a concert of your favorite music group. The thrill chills are instant. The gratitude is overwhelming. The only problem is the date; the concert is still nine months away. Nine whole months to wait! You...
Hunkering down is a northern thing

Hunkering down is a northern thing

It isn’t only birds and butterflies that migrate seasonally. There are ocean inhabitants who’ve been gifted with the interior clock that alerts them to when it’s time, and off they go. Then, there’s the two-footed kind from, say, Canada and the northern US who feel...