“Here, AJ, try this!” Aunt Sari said, placing a chocolate-covered ice cream bar into his eager hands.
The little boy’s big brown eyes grew even bigger as he took it, curiosity lighting his face. A moment of hesitation…then a bold first bite. His expression transformed instantly, melting into a big, big grin.
“WOW!”
That one word, that delightful smile, said everything.
Pure innocence. Pure joy.
Little yellow Fiat following a red brick road...Wouldn't it be fun to see a little red Fiat follow a yellow brick road? I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore.
Last Friday, activists lined the sidewalk outside U.S. Representative Mike Turner’s Dayton, Ohio, office with dozens of backpacks. The display, titled "Eyes of a Child", paired each backpack with a portrait to honor the children killed in a missile strike on a school in Minab, Iran, presenting them as lives remembered rather than statistics. The demonstration was organized by Veterans for Peace and the Greater Dayton Coalition for Peace.
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| Photo: Ty Greenlees |
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| Photo: Ty Greenlees |
In the 1994 film Forrest Gump, the iconic quote "Me and Jenny goes together like peas and carrots" is used by Forrest to describe their inseparable bond. Narrating his childhood and later life, Forrest explains they were constant companions -"always together" - an inseparable connection, even when Jenny was far away.
My dearest friend's birthday was last week and she and I "goes together like peas and carrots," too. A couple of our children are the same ages; preschool and kindergarten were the connections that brought us together. 35 years of friendship...that's over half of our lives.
On April 15, Facebook brought back several posts I’d shared on that same date in years past. It’s always fun revisiting those old memories.
April 15, 2020...In all of this Coronavirus craziness, our good ole tank of a washing machine is acting up. The UPS guy delivered parts to the house on Monday and Tuesday. Ted greeted him at the door yesterday and this was today’s delivery. It’s those little things...
April 15, 2021...
April 15...it's Monday AND tax day. There's a sucker punch for you!Went down to the accountant's office to pick up papers and lighten the checkbook. A young lady seated me in the conference room and asked me to review the stack of papers on the table. (WHAT?)
Do you think that happened with a view like this?
