Step Into the Light Journal Entry 12 – November 30, 2022 By Steven Maisenbacher Well hello again. November has been one hell of a month and a lot has gone on for me. It started with a bang with these people running out of my insulin. The obvious results of that fiasco you can seeContinue reading “Forward Momentum”
Author Archives: Sings Many Songs
Thanksgiving Truth
Step Into The Light Journal Entry 11 – November 24, 2022 By Steven Maisenbacher My earliest memories of this day are being in school. I might have been six or seven years old and the teacher had us all draw turkeys. What we did was lay our little fat pudgy kid hands on paper andContinue reading “Thanksgiving Truth”
Giving Thanks
Step Into The Light Journal Entry 10 – November 17, 2022 By Steven Maisenbacher Family. They say you can’t pick your family. I don’t know if that’s absolutely true; sometimes your family picks you. I know that recently I’ve gone through some real serious events and those that reacted with words of compassion and angerContinue reading “Giving Thanks”
Who Cares?
Step Into The Light Journal Entry 9 – November 12, 2022 By Steven Maisenbacher I’ve been going through it here at this place, we all know that, but the last few days have been over the top. For the second time since I’ve been here they ran out of my long-acting insulin. I take twoContinue reading “Who Cares?”
To a Gracious Southern Lady
Barry Standard – Keeper of Traditions By Edna Peirce Dixon Yes, Barry! This is about you! And thank you once again for yet another beautiful birthday card with a newsy hand-written note. Congratulations on your first great granddaughter after all those great grandsons and so glad you are keeping up with things on Facebook. .Continue reading “To a Gracious Southern Lady”
True Names
By Edna Peirce Dixon When I was growing up, I thought my name, Edna, was the ugliest name in the world. I wondered why my parents couldn’t have given me a pretty name. It sounds so harsh at best, and with me being me, from the tone frequently heard, Edna rang in my young earsContinue reading “True Names”
Soliloquy
on the hopes and dreams of a lifetime… By Edna Peirce Dixon September 12, 2014 I have reached an age when society thinks of me as old, and in truth, with each passing year the realm of possibilities seems to grow smaller and smaller; the obstacles in my path grow larger and larger. Even asContinue reading “Soliloquy“
Choosing Happiness
By Eric R. Dixon At this point in my life I don’t feel the need to be someone else. I do not need to pretend to be younger or smarter or wealthier than I am. I have lived an amazing and interesting life and I have built many wonderful memories. Having lost my wife withContinue reading “Choosing Happiness”
Skepticism
Step Into The Light Journal Entry 8 – November 3, 2022 By Steven Maisenbacher I want to talk this morning briefly. I’ve just concluded my prayers and I’m sitting outside. It’s 5:39 a.m. I want to say something about being skeptical. I’m rapidly finding out here in this world that everyone is skeptical and suspiciousContinue reading “Skepticism”
NATIVE TRADITIONS OF ACCEPTANCE & INCLUSION
Reflection for Native American Heritage Month By Ghost Dancer Native peoples have a hard time dealing with some of the practices and understandings of other peoples. By this I mean, most Native feel that other people must not think for themselves and are programmed as a whole rather than in freedom of the individual. IContinue reading “NATIVE TRADITIONS OF ACCEPTANCE & INCLUSION”