Veterans Day in America

By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com It is a day set aside to honor America’s veterans.  Veterans Day 2015 will be celebrated with parades, holiday sales, and many restaurants offering free meals for veterans.  It is touching to see children hugging parents returning...

Bits and Pieces

By Rosie Moore When I was a young girl my favorite place to be was at my Aunt Sophie and Uncle David’s home (actually they were my great aunt and uncle but that didn’t matter to me). They lived outside  of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in a suburb called Paxton which...

A Phenomenal Woman

By Rosie Moore How many people do you know that are phenomenal? Not many, I would guess. But what does phenomenal mean? In the dictionary it is described as a rare occurrence. So, a phenomenal woman would be a “rare” woman, wouldn’t you say? Which comes down to the...

Are there angels?

By Rosie Moore Of course there are. They are mentioned in the Bible hundreds of times. In the book of Revelations their main purpose was to sit around the throne of God, and make proclamations in loud voices. But, are there angels here on earth? Yes, they are...

English Idioms

By Rosie Moore Every language has its own collections of wise sayings. They offer advice about how to live and also transfer some underlying ideas, principles and values of a given culture. These sayings are called “idioms.” I saw a friend a few days ago and she asked...

Autumn Thoughts

By Rosie Moore It is that time of the year again. Nestled between the torrid days of summer and the icy days of winter is an autumnal time to relax, enjoy and be amazed by the riotous colors of the season. You are a thousand winds that blow You are a diamond glint in...