A Home for the Heart (a holiday story) Pt. 1

by | Dec 15, 2017 | Holiday

Part 1 Miranda Winters stopped to look at the Christmas display in a department store window on Main Street. The smiling elves helped the smiling Santa make wooden toys, wielding hammers and saws. A smiling Mrs. Santa held a tray of Christmas cookies and hot...

A Day of Remembrance

by | May 30, 2017 | Holiday

I didn’t say “Happy Memorial Day” this year. Memorial Day is not a day of celebration but of commemoration, remembering the American dead–those who have served in the military and those who have died in war. I’ve never been to Washington,...

A Day for Remembrance

by | May 23, 2015 | Holiday

Many years ago I marched in the Memorial Day parade in my home town as a member of the high school band, along with veterans, Boy and Girl Scouts, and various other groups. We’d stop at the Susquehanna River to remember those who died at sea, with the casting of...