It was both collective and personal. A shockwave that reverberates still today. As we all reflect on 9-11, some only through historical footage, I am reflective that everyone’s experience was both unique and identical. My parents were working in a newsroom when the first plane hit the ...
September 11, 2001 started out as any other day. At the time, I was a sergeant at the sheriff's office in Alpena County. As I remember it, it was a beautiful sunny day. I had a preliminary hearing scheduled for the morning on a domestic violence case that I had investigated. I went into ...
It’s been 25 years since the events of September 11 forever changed our lives. Like other major events, those of us old enough to remember also remember where we were and what we were doing when it happened. For me, it was a normal day that started with a four-mile walk at sunrise, ...
In the perfect world, or place, or dimension, we are going to pray always (or popularly said, 24/7) in adoration of God who created and loves us forever. Beyond that I can say nothing about Heaven because it is way beyond me, and indeed unimaginable. Here on earth, we imperfectly stumble and stammer in our visiting with our Father. Following the guidance of Jesus and ‘The Lord’s Prayer’, we give much to adoration and thanksgiving to the Father, a lot to His mercy and forgiveness, a small bit to my ‘daily bread’ (He knows our needs and cares for us before we ask), and ...
What do you do when you have skeins of unused yarn? What do you do when your friends give you their yarn they no longer want? Or what if you just want to do something nice for others? Let me tell you about Donna Lawson, Liz and Dyana Guznan. I got a phone call from a gentleman living in ...
I used to like my job. Now I love it. When I first became a collections manager five years ago, I was fresh out of college with a bachelor’s degree in history and eager for any opportunity to work in a museum. Despite having zero museum experience and only a vague idea of what the job ...
