I work in an environment that can be stressful. The phone is always ringing. A steady stream of people stop by my desk. They all have a problem or want something. I am not complaining. I have a good job, a good situation. However, some days the constant press of people and furious activity just seems to drain my spirit.
As lunch approaches, I know that I have to get away for an hour. I always call my sister, who works just across town. If it is near noon, she already …

We all have Bobs in our life. Mine is seventy-seven. He looks frail at first glance, his hair white and wispy like clouds on a blue sky day. He wears glasses and totters about like he is one misstep from needing a hip replacement, an old Irish golfing cap made of wool perched on his head no matter the weather. He likes to stick things under that hat so he won’t lose them. His lottery ticket, his glasses, the business card with the date of his next doctor’s appointment.
Even though …

By Melinda Thomas
Doorknob. A red doorknob. What? What in the world are you talking about? So, what about a red doorknob? If you read those words and you had not clue and you went on to a different article then you simply have no imagination or you are not awake yet.
A red doorknob can be the beginning to the most adventurous science fiction book ever written. A red doorknob can be the opening to the most tear-jerking memoir that man has ever read. And that same red doorknob can be …

A part of me wants to sit at home, to read books, to walk down the road enjoying the trees, the geese, the deer, or even work in the garden. Another part of me longs to see more of the world, to see the hills of Florence, walk the dusty streets of Cairo, to laze upon the beaches of Rio de Janeiro, to ski in Stockholm.
I did not always want to travel. When I was a boy, I hated being cooped up in a car. Any trip seemed like eternity. …

Back in 1999, Josh Hamilton was the top pick in the baseball draft. Number one. He had all the tools to be one of the best players ever. He had speed, power, great fielding skills, and an incredible eye at the plate. He had a bright future.
Then he became addicted to crack and saw his future disappear. He admits that in those dark days of being a crack addict that there were many times he prayed his life would end, that he could finally be free of the guilt, depression …