I was talking with a friend the other day and he was reciting an endless litany of all of the bad things going on in the world right now: terrorism, horrible refugee situations, the plunging stock market, eroding race relations, the selling of baby body parts, unstable international affairs, etc. He concluded, “Things just aren’t lookingContinue reading “I Choose Love”
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Being a Voice for the Voiceless
Missing the days of my youth, I recently decided to have my tonsils removed. OK. Maybe it wasn’t exactly like that, but I did have them out recently. Besides the pain, the most difficult part of the process was not having a voice. Knowing that I have young children, the doctor warned me that thisContinue reading “Being a Voice for the Voiceless”
“They will know you by your love”
The other day, I was driving to work when I came upon an accident. One car had rear-ended another car. It’s a common occurrence in our region – too many cars, too little space, too many distractions. What was unique about this accident though was the response of the police officer at the scene. HeContinue reading ““They will know you by your love””
Rebecca C. Ruiz 