I Love America

By Norma Vera 

Like most of you, I love America.  My youngest memories of loving my country were developed when I was in elementary school in the early Fifties.  Every other week, all the third, fourth and fifth grade classes met at the auditorium for music.  It was one of my favorite things to do.  We all sat quietly with our classmates and teachers.  Every class had their reserved isle.  The teacher always sat on the first seat and their class next to them.  I remember a lot of order and respect at school and at home. After we were seated we were handed a song book.  We waited quietly until a teacher sat at the piano and another one took the microphone, and lead us in song.  We would stand to our feet and proudly sing various patriotic and old folk songs that have been sung for many generations.

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Supermans Cape

When growing up I loved to watch Clark Kent turn into Superman. He was a shy, normal, everyday guy until he put on that cape and the superman clothes. Then he’d step out of the telephone booth as a new man- bold, certain, and… well …Superman! The clothes gave him cover to become someone he could not be otherwise. He was proud and confident when clothed in garments that made him a new person.
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Calming the Storm

By Janet Perez Eckles 

"The jury reached the verdict," the bailiff said as he swung open the large courtroom doors. There was an instant hush in the crowd in the hallway. The jury spent three hours to make their decision—three hours that, to me, seemed like days. I gripped my husband's hand as we shuffled into the courtroom ahead of our two sons and the rest of our family and friends. Sitting stiffly on the hard benches, no one spoke.

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The Power of Produce

By Brooke Parker 

There are as many excuses for not eating your fruits and vegetables as there are varieties to choose from.  “They are too expensive.” “I don’t have the time.” “I don’t like the way they taste.” “They go bad too fast.” “My kids won’t eat them.” I could go on and on.  My job is to provide tools and motivation to overcome these perceived obstacles.  I hope to make eating your fruits and vegetables easy, fun, and an extra boost for your health.

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A Word Fitly Spoken

A pastor's wife shared with me an excellent illustration.  She suggested I take a tube of toothpaste, and squeeze out all of the toothpaste. Then, she asked me to try to put the toothpaste back into the tube. No matter how I stuffed and crammed and coerced the paste, it was almost impossible to fill the tube back up. Then she said this is just like our words, they might come out of our mouth effortlessly, but trying to get them back is futile. What an illustration!
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