We, as humans are often impressed when encountering famous people in our world and accompanying paparazzi, but we should always be impressed with the presence God, the ultimate celebrity, who chooses to grace our presence in a sometimes quiet way. Nonetheless, I have some interesting tales from Columbus, my fine Midwest city, to share.  One would not expect to inadvertently run into famous television and movie celebrities while simply jaunting about my town.   For me, it was a pleasant series... Read more

When my mother was dying years ago, I made it a point to try to make her experience one which involved thinking about pleasant things in her life. I had learned some cognitive exercises from a psychologist friend of mine, who had used them with her own her mother who was was dying about a decade before. As my friend did, I made my mother write in a ‘memory book’. It was a simple diary I had bought to chronicle some of the good memories... Read more