This is an experience that happened to me late 1975 or 76.  I was a practicing vision specialist at the time and I’d been wearing glasses for 9 years. I didn’t see well without glasses.  I could barely see the big E on the eye chart, and needed them to drive.  I started doing some [...]

♥ All change is a miracle to contemplate;  but it is a miracle that is taking place every moment.

My maternal grandmother, Mariam, died when my mother was a child. She was from Lebanon and moved to the U.S. before my mother was born. Although we knew quite a bit about my grandfather’s side of the family, we knew almost nothing about hers. We found one small photo of her and for some reason, [...]

♥ “There are two ways to live your life – one is as though nothing is a miracle, the other is as though everything is a miracle”.

This Grace-filled Odyssey May Make You Chuckle I  know I am Mr. Dreamer but I believe any Miracles and Grace start from a dream.                                                                                                                                                                          I was orphaned in Japan when I was 3 years old.   I was raised by a family friend who was a gambler.   By the time I was 16, he could not [...]

At the end of Chapter 1, Sunny reports:  “I became an EMT in NY, and worked in very cold weather and carried very heavy patients day and night. But my wage was only $7 per hour. After two years, I was watching the Travel Channel having Crazy Horse Beer and baby carrots.  The show was [...]

As I was born with a bad back, I was unable to participate in school sports and was in a lot of pain a good deal of time.  My father, an oral surgeon, took me to the various specialists who worked on back problems, and they all recommended I should have my vertebrae fused in [...]

Fire In My Vein The needle, the flash of blood Inject – Feelings of ecstasy, power Inhibition completely dissolves. I am at the mercy of a synthetic compound Over stimulated pleasure centers Flooded with dopamine. I am hyper alert, energetic, fearless Addicted to the “feeling” But numb to the devastation Mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually.

Part 1:  After 2 years of losing contact with my best friend when she moved from California to New York, I kept calling the same number and never got a response. I finally wrote on a piece of paper on my desk, “Where is Mary?”   Then I put my hands up to the ceiling of [...]

This is a story of Grace.  The Grace given to me and my husband to see the beauty of love and it’s healing qualities in all forms. Our family (my husband, myself and our 85 lb. Labrador Sheppard mix, Fresco) joined a Pet Therapy group at our local hospital.  We were encouraged by a neighbor [...]