Category: Extraordinary People With Common Sense
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Second Trial Run
This morning was a different experience. Fortunately for Mom that is a good thing. There were less times to wait which was nicer and better on my nerves. As I have specified over the past week I have been dealing with allergies. Although the last 48 hours have been really good. No sneezing, but lots…
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Thoughts on Making A ‘Truce’
When I first came upon this article this afternoon I had to look at the title a couple of times. What was the context that a truce was needed? Especially after having watched another clip of Riley Gaines with the West Virginia AG talking about Title 9. So I had an entirely different idea at…
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Veterans Responding
My time with Veterans has been special. My great-Uncles, my Grandpa’s and my friends from church. I have had some wonderful conversations with World War II, Korean and Vietnam War Veterans. So when I see anything special dealing with our American Treasures, our Veterans I tend to tear up. Just a few minutes ago I…
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The RMS Titanic
There are so many facets to my education of the Titanic in different fashions during my thirty some years. One of the early manifestations of learning about this ship wreck was a movie we watched up at the Alsman house. I specifically remember watching my Uncle Tony make one of my brilliant birthday cakes while…
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Proclamations
The Emancipation Proclamation, is the most well known, I believe, of proclamations. This was important for Lincoln to do so although many believed it did nothing to actually save the slaves of America. It was simply a parchment paper with words. Yet look at the staggering numbers that say otherwise. I have been to the…
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Who I Am
Four years later… and her presence and laughter are so missed in our lives. Grandma Rosie is here in the right corner with her younger sisters and the surprise younger brother that her Mom was expecting while she was expecting my Mom, her second child, herself. Then on the opposite corner is my Great-Grandmother Jeannette…
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Forgotten Americans… Again
This photo is so beautiful and shows what a leader looks like. A lion with a lamb is how life was in the Garden of Eden and it’s how life will be in the future. The Lion of Judah comes to mind that name depicting how fierce our God is for us is people. Never…




