In last week’s blog post, people wondered about A Quirky Old Man who every Friday evening would walk to the end of a fishing pier with a bucket of shrimp to feed the seagulls. This week’s blog post explains why he did this. It’s called Courage of a Hero. On one of his flying missions across the Pacific, Captain Eddie Rickenbacker and his six-member crew looked for the island of destination. They never spotted it and could not get bearings from the ill-equipped island. They were nearly out of fuel and knew once they crashed into the sea, they Read More
Tag: God
The World is Mine
This unknown author sees her blessings as she looks at the world around her, and how she reacts. She writes: “Today, while riding a bus, I saw a very beautiful woman and wished I were as lovely. When suddenly she rose to leave, I saw her hobble down the aisle. She had one leg and used a crutch. But as she passed, she gave a smile to me. Oh, God, forgive me when I whine. I have been blessed; the world is mine. I stopped to buy some candy. The lad who sold it had such charm. I talked with Read More
Grace
How can a blog post with a one-word title like “Grace” have enough depth and undisputed merit to warrant such an endeavor? Read on and find out. What if all the editors gave unmeasured grace to every writer who submitted his or her work? That would be an unkind kindness. Readers everywhere would be deluged with atrocious articles or books, although there might be a spattering of good reading material. Unmeasured grace would not do good to increase the author’s writing skills or the reader’s enjoyment of a good read. What if reviews gushed on with how great all published Read More