“What we are is God’s gift to us. What we become is our gift to God.” ~ Eleanor Powell The following are photos of some of the many gifts donated by Amsterdam’s “Christmas Angels” to families-in-need. This all started when one individual contacted me on facebook saying that he and his wife had done well [...]
Archive for December, 2011
a time for giving
Posted in Amsterdam NY, City Hall, commitment, community, faith, hero worship, joy, love, revitalization, survival, volunteer on December 19, 2011 | 3 Comments »
she plans to do it again
Posted in art, poem, poetry, women on December 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Three for the Mona Lisa 1 It is not what she did at 10 o’clock last evening accounts for the smile It is that she plans to do it again tonight. 2 Only the mouth all those years ever letting on. 3 It’s not the mouth exactly it’s not the eyes exactly either it’s not [...]
césar
Posted in commitment, community, faith, hero worship, love, prayer, prose on December 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
prayer of the farm workers’ struggle Show me the suffering of the most miserable; So I will know my people’s plight. Free me to pray for others; For you are present in every person. Help me take responsibility for my own life; So that I can be free at last. Grant me courage to serve [...]