As I’ve gotten older, and perhaps somewhat wiser, I’ve come to see the Fourth of July for what it truly is — a gift. But gifts are tricky things. For every...
Then I think of the tens of thousands of first responders who every day run toward danger rather than away, that is their gift to us as well.As an old reporter, I think of the gift of the 1,668 journalists who have given their lives over the past 20 years searching for the truth, providing accountability, telling truth to power, giving voice to the voiceless in an increasingly difficult profession, too-often reviled by those whom they seek to protect. Bless them, too.
It’s like the biblical story of Moses and the burning bush. Some commentators suggest that the bush was always there and it wasn’t until Moses truly saw it that God could speak to him.I say “thank you” again for the gift of the unmerited grace and kindness and love of my wife and partner of 35 years, Mary.I remember a scene from a Christmas in San Antonio.
The social worker happily took the kid for ice cream. They sat together quietly, slurping away, the kid’s face transported in happiness.
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