Thru a child…

It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen rain in almost a month. The crops were dying. Cows had stopped giving milk. The creeks and streams were long gone back into the earth. It was a dry season that would bankrupt several farmers before it was through.
Every day, [...]

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Angel of Mercy

She jumped up as soon as she saw the surgeon come out of the operating
room.She said: ‘How is my little boy? Is he going to be all right? When can
I see him?’The surgeon said, ‘I’m sorry. We did all we could, but your boy didn’t
make it.’ Sally said, ‘Why do little children get cancer? Doesn’t [...]

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Highway 109

A drunk man in an Oldsmobile
They said had run the light
That caused the six-car pileup
On 109 that night.
When broken bodies lay about
And blood was everywhere,
The sirens screamed out eulogies,
For death was in the air.
A mother, trapped inside her car,
Was heard above the noise;
Her plaintive plea near split the air:
Oh, God, please spare my boys!”
She fought [...]

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Fredrick “Bud” Conrad

Fred “Bud” Conrad Fred Conrad died Aug. 8, 2006,
in Thousand Oaks at the age of 83 after a sudden illness.
Fred was born in Baltimore, Md.
He was a veteran of War World II, having flown on B-17s.
After the war, he attended Johns Hopkins University,
obtaining Bachelor of Science
and Master of Science degrees [...]

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In Memory of Jessie Grayse… My daughter

Fluff up the Clouds

Call Heaven theres an Angel
Thats coming home today.
Our hearts are sad and broken
Because she couldn’t stay.
Fluff up the clouds and lay her
Gently in your care.
Place the tiny halo
Softly in her hair.
Our arms will never hold her.
Our lips will never kiss
The velvet of her cheeks.
We were not prepared for this
In our hearts [...]

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