I honestly can’t think of a more important day than Mother’s Day’

A woman offers up her one and only body for the creation of another human being.

Once that decision is made, there are 9 months of uncertainty ahead with frequent doctor visits and constant changes to her body.

Once the big day arrives, pain arrives with it.

More pain than she has ever experienced before.

Some moms don’t survive the birth process.

Let’s keep our priorities in order.

Every day should be Mother’s Day!

If not today, when?

No one contributes more to a family than a woman who is willing to take on child birth.

Oh, and let’s not forget, motherhood doesn’t end with child birth.

No, that is merely the opening stanza to a relationship that will endure as long as mother and child endure.

Many fathers don’t stay the course, but most moms remain the pillar around which survives the family with all its triumphs and disappointments.

Yesterday, we honored my little sister, the mother of 11 single births.

She had a heart attack a few years ago and, thank GOD, recovered.

Make every day Mothers Day in your life!

If not today, when.

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My parents had 5 boys and a girl who came at the end of the line.

Yep, that’s my little sister.  Each of her children was a single birth.

Each of her children is a college graduate.

She is truly remarkable.

It’s no co-incidence that she also has a strong belief in God.

I cannot imagine what she and her husband had to face along the way

As I get older, I am in complete admiration of the accomplishments of other people, including my sister.

Thank you GOD for Cathy.

You can accomplish more in this world than you think you can.

I don’t know if the Supreme Court will recover from the leaked verdict on Roe vs, Wade.

The Executive branch has had its share of misdeeds over the years.

The Legislative Branch may well be the undoing of our Democracy.

The one branch I hoped would behave was the Justice Branch.

Now, it is on rocky ground.

We have found another tool to tear this country apart.

It had been predicted that if our great experiment would fail, it would fail from within.

I hate to even say this, but failure seems to be creeping up on us.

Greed, selfishness and a complete lack of patriotism will be the culprits.

About10PM every night, a long freight train passes near our house.

As we lay in bed, we know it’s coming by that old familiar sound of the train’s whistle.

The closer it gets, the louder is the rumbling sound of all those freight cars laden with cargo.

It’s a long train because we hear the rumbling for a while.

Why do I write about the night train?

Because, as we lay there, it brings us peace.

I think its predictability creates a soothing effect knowing that there are still some things that we can count on.

The sound of the whistle can be heard as it repeats its warning far down the line.

So few events can be anticipated in our daily lives.

There are so many surprises in today’s world.

But, not that night train!

It’s always on time as it keeps on rolling down the line.

Six years ago, I was diagnosed with prostate cancer.

My regular urologist chose surgery, but I didn’t like his recommendation.

I decided to get other opinions.

So, I called The Mayo Clinic, The Cleveland Clinic, Northwestern University Hospital, University of Michigan Medical Center, Henry Ford Hospital and Beaumont Hospital.

Everyone I called suggested surgery except for Beaumont Hospital, which was using radio active pellets.

It was a non-surgical procedure that cured me with no side-effects.

I will always be thankful that I took the time to check around.

You should too.

There are always new medical discoveries. Some doctors use them. Some do not.

For the sake of your own health, take the time to check around.

If not today, when?

At the annual White House Correspondents Dinner, Trevor Noah was one of the speakers.

After the dinner, he said, “I made fun of the President of the United States and I feel fine!”

Obviously, he is saluting free speech that is only allowed in a free country.

Oligarchs in Russia are being murdered for speaking up against Putin’s war.

I don’t know if most Americans truly appreciate the blessing of living in a Democracy even though we may be in danger of losing it!

Freedom isn’t free!

Like everything else that’s valuable, you have to fight for it.

If not today, when?

The more obvious are police and firemen.

Then, there are doctors, nurses and ambulance crews.

And we must include teachers.

Daycare workers provide a valuable service.

Nursing home attendants are also nurturers.

Members of the military are dedicated to protecting us and our way of life.

Have you ever thanked any of these folks for their service to others?

If not, why not?

If not today, when?

Vira Hyrych, a journalist working for Radio Liberty in Ukraine, was killed during a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, the station has said.

The United States-funded news organization said rescue workers found her body on Friday morning amid the wreckage of the residential building where she had lived. She had just returned from covering the war.

She is the 20th Ukrainian journalist to die in the war.

So, a seemingly routine decision to return to her home proved to be fatal.

I truly believe the lesson here is to live our lives to the full, never knowing what fate has in store for us.

Cowering in fear every day worrying about “what might happen,” leaves us paralyzed physically and emotionally.

We must trust that we will be able to deal with whatever life hands us with confidence and faith.

Make the most of every day! Risk is a part of life.

If not today, when?

It’s True!

Fear is usually something you create.

And you continue to suffer from it until you finally confront and overcome it.

Some people live with the same fear(s) all their lives.

I read in this morning’s paper that Oprah is afraid of death.

I think many people are afraid of death.

But, because none of us can avoid it, we allow this fear to lessen our enjoyment on a daily basis.

How foolish is that?

You are the DOORKEEPER OF YOUR THOUGHTS.

Don’t let fear through that door.

It lessens your quality of life.

A word of advice: Go do whatever you’re afraid of and put it behind you forever!

If not today, when?