One of my earliest and most profound memories as a child was playing outdoors when I was about five years old. I looked up at a blue sky and saw something that even I knew was incredulous. There were three cameos, large but not too large; colorful but not too colorful, and they were there as though placed by God Himself for the world to see. One cameo was God, looking powerful but benevolent. The one beside it was Jesus, looking tender and welcoming. The third cameo was The Holy …

Life has so many twists and turns and often we get caught in a web of superfluous perspectives. It is my belief than when you are at your lowest ebb, volunteering in whatever way you can gives one a better, healthier perspective on issues of true depth. Several years ago Rich and I went on a Mission trip with a group of folks to the Dominican Republic. We worked in various capacities, but working with the children gave us an ultimate joy. These children had so little in the …