Most Americans grow up with the mythic concept of happily ever after…but few of us actually experience it. Nan was a troubled Cambodian teenager. Undisciplined and uninterested in school, his adoptive parents were reluctant but desperate to put him in a boys’ reformatory in Phnom Penh. Nieth, his adoptive mom, never gave up on him, visiting him often,ContinueContinue reading “Happily Ever After”
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Shierra’s Jungle Adventure: The Sacred Angkor
Nineteen cynical kids began to believe that Sivhay’s kindness the evening before had brought them an angel dressed all in black.
Credible Death Threats and Hostile Phone Calls
I recently turned 81. It’s a worrying number. It’s a number that is a harbinger of fewer years ahead. It’s a signal to get on with your bucket list (in my case—lists). My daughters felt the need to buy me presents that would hopefully minimize the pain from my rheumatoid arthritis flare-ups. Clearly, they thinkContinueContinue reading “Credible Death Threats and Hostile Phone Calls”
Jack is Back
Hebrews 11:1 – “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.”
Mendacity in America
How about an Amy Klobuchar/ Lynne Cheney ticket in 2024? I trust them.
Cross-town Bus
Life’s lessons do not come from books; they come from open hearts. They come when we understand that our common struggles are shared amongst us all—those who ride the bus, and those who don’t.
Pulled From the Headlines
I get that other countries, especially those that we have helped cause to fail, become tyrannies, but how do you explain what is happening here in America? I can’t—can you?
Honey Badger
On my visit, I met Honey Badger, a loggerhead juvenile who had suffered a fractured carapace (shell).
New Year 2023
I am now more serious and considered when I make my New Year’s wish: peace on earth, good will to all.
Obituary
(She) is survived by an entire world of people whose lives she enriched through her endless fight for equality, thirst for discovery, and unwavering friendship.
Carole J. Garrison 