after approx. 90 days, i'm back  :-)    -first day of the new year seems appropriate.  and still, it practically took a 2 by 4, because the thought of starting again seemed so overwhelming (thank you ed for teaching me by your example that sometimes you… more »

Seeing the sun, moon and stars I asked who could be the Master of these beautiful things?  I felt a great desire to see him, to know him, and to pay him homage.  - St. Bakhita  (what an inspiration!) b. 1869 d. 1947 St. Josephine Bakhita was bo… more »

Without suffering there would be no compassion.  - "Jamie," from the movie A Walk to Remember, 2002; 'memorable quotes from the movie' can be found online at http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0281358/quotes) -thank you for sharing Lisa :-) --a paradox that… more »