Our Daily Walk
January 4th, 2010
Written by Diane Nichols in Our Daily Walk with 0 Comments
As I sat at a red light the other day, I read a bumper sticker on the fender in front of me. It said, “He Who Dies With The Most Toys Wins!” I admit my initial reaction was one of envy as I looked at the driver’s Escalade with tinted windows while I idled a bit loudly in my 11-year-old Toyota. The vehicle alone gave the impression that this person was successful, financially secure and didn’t...
December 21st, 2009
Written by Jake Singleton in Our Daily Walk with 0 Comments
It was Christmas time. And while I don’t remember exactly how old I was, maybe 11 or 12, it was a Christmas that aroused much curiosity.
As was customary, we finished our traditional Italian Christmas feast of pastas, lasagna, salads with artichokes, anchovies, garlic, oil and vinegar and pepperoni and, of course, plenty of fresh Italian bread. After we finished our meal, the family gathered in...
December 15th, 2009
Written by Randi McCreary in Our Daily Walk with 0 Comments
My dear friend, Liza, is a beautiful woman of Philippine decent. She is a kind soul who always wears what she calls her “happy shoes” in bold colors. However, as our friendship initially developed, one thing intrigued me about her — her passion for musical theater. She was always singing along to her favorite musical, reenacting her favorite scene, or looking forward to the next show coming to...
December 8th, 2009
Written by Renee Cho in Our Daily Walk with 0 Comments
I’ll always remember the day I ran home from school crying because a boy had pulled back his eyes to ridicule my Chinese eyes and called me “chicken chow mein.” My mother urged me to return to school, pull my eyes down, and call him “hot dog.” I did, and incredibly, he never teased me again. However, the incident made me realize I was different from everyone else.
I am grateful that my two sons,...
December 2nd, 2009
Written by Sharon Sebastian in Our Daily Walk with 0 Comments
Black is good, white is bad. Black is bad, white is good. Which is it? Most Americans know that neither generalization is true. Individual character determines quality, not money in the bank, the neighborhood where you live, or the color of your skin.
Yet, increased racial tensions have caught Americans off guard. Headlines increasingly report people of all colors, in and out of the government,...
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