October 23, 2024 Reflecting Back By Michelle Marie Jones Reflecting back to the daysWhen I wasn’t so wise,Thought I knew what was best,But I was in for a big surprise.Tried to do everything my own way —In need of no one else.Thought I had it all,But all I had was my...
October 22, 2024 “And like that, I said goodbye to my grandmother like we were two people who met in a coffee shop, shared a lifetime of stories and left wanting more, but knowing we’d meet again.”— Darnell Lamont Walker After Franco buried his elderly aunt, he found...
October 21, 2024 Pope Francis’ Five-Finger Prayer (The Five Finger Prayer by Pope Francis is an easy prayer to remember. The Pontiff wrote it when he was Archbishop of Buenos Aires. It became very popular, and today, people all over the world use it because if...
October 20, 2024 Whenever Cynthia spent time rummaging through the family photo box, she made a new discovery about the loved ones who were gone. Her aunt Jane died of tuberculosis as a young woman, and many of the photos that Cynthia found were of her while she was...
October 19, 2024 Tell Me It’s Okay By Tiffany Underwood Tell me it’s okayTo just want to cry.Tell me it’s okayTo never say goodbye. Tell me it’s okayTo be afraid to be strong.Tell me it’s okayAnd that you’re comin’ along....
October 18, 2024 “Fear seized them all …”— Luke 7:17 Throughout the Gospels, Jesus is known for the compassion he shows to the sick and the poor, to the disabled and the oppressed … and especially to those who are grieving. We’re all familiar with the story of Jesus...
