by Don Freeman | Jan 26, 2023 | Blog
I felt it was a bit over-dramatic the first few times I heard it. At the beginning of my time inFrance, in response to some comment I would make, a French person would reply withsomething like, “You don’t understand. We bear the centuries-old weight of our people.”...
by Don Freeman | Jan 14, 2023 | Blog
What child hasn’t thrilled to hear a story read to them? What child, once enthralled with a particular story, hasn’t begged to hear it read again . . . and again . . . and again . . . Why is it that they seem to never tire of hearing the same familiar words over and...
by Don Freeman | Oct 29, 2022 | Blog
As you are traveling the 13-mile stretch of highway – a tunnel carved through the solid rock of the Swiss Alps – you might wonder at this crazy feat of engineering. If you are ever privileged to be present at a NASA rocket launch, and feel the earth...
by Don Freeman | Aug 13, 2022 | Blog
Not to skewer anyone, but you might be of a certain age if you’ve ever advanced a personal opinion employing the word, ‘new-fangled.’ Decidedly derogatory in meaning, the term conveys the idea of preposterously, or ostentatiously, modern; or maybe, simply, ‘not what...
by Don Freeman | Apr 14, 2022 | Blog
On occasion, life is jarring in its contrasts. Years ago, I was at a funeral home following the deaths of two 23-year-olds. In the foyer were family and friends of each of these young people. In the chapel to the left was the family of a vibrant young Christian girl,...
