Tag Archives: war
FMM 3 4 2022 Artivism
“Life beats down and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have one.” ~ Stella Adler. The power of the poet is their ability to crystallize and synthesize diverse situations into a few lines that leave a lasting impression. I don’t remember when it was that I learned about a couple of English […]
FMM 11 11 16 Remembrance
“In the end we will remember, not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”~ Martin Luther King, Jr. There was a card game we used to play when I was young; it was a simple game of pairing cards. But the deck was spread out (face down) on a table, and […]
FMM 12 4 15 Life Goes On
“A woman is like a tea-bag: you don’t know how strong she is until you put her in hot water” ~Eleanor Roosevelt. One day recently my mother wondered out loud: “How did I get such strong daughters?” I am not sure what had prompted this comment, but I could only reply: “Look who raised us!” […]
FMM 1 2 15 A New Attitude!
“And there is no new thing under the sun” ~Ecclesiastes 1:9 I woke up this morning to the sound of a rooster crowing. This is unusual since I am currently in Bolton, a town on the outskirts of Manchester, England. As I enjoy my annual trip to the land of my ancestors, I am struck […]
FMM 9 20 13 River come down
“When peace like a river…” There are times when the news is hard to believe. Fact can indeed be stranger than fiction. We watch in a state of numb disbelief as we see images of roiling rivers carrying away houses, cars, bridges and roads. And then there’s a story of another mass shooting. From the […]
Friday Morning Messages 