What does progress mean to me?Where does it begin?Changing a point of viewFrom feeling the same way again? How do I start to changeThe thoughts in my brain?Is there any way to stopThat same old refrain? Memories can be painfulWhen I keep looking back.I’ve been hurt deeplyBy people in my past. People I have trusted:An…

A gentle breeze is blowingBarely disturbing the leaves on the tree.Green leaves are tinged with red and yellowSummer is ending in front of me. Grass green from months of sprinklersIs touched by patches, dry and brown.Will a light coat be needed soon?When will the leaves start falling down? The laughter of children’s voicesHas moved from…

Thinking back over my life, I can remember so many first moments. There was the first time I ran through our new house in Illinois, running up the stairs so I could pick out my room before my brothers came upstairs. There was the time we were in our new pool and my dad picked…

What does it really mean to forgive?Is this the secret on how to live?Jesus said forgive “seventy times seven”:Is the pathway for getting to Heaven? No, because salvation comes from repentanceLooking to God: asking His forgiveness.His instruction we can all follow.It’s for today and for tomorrow. God forgives and then forgets.I haven’t forgotten my pain…

In the past, I looked up at the stars and saw shapes I could make, like I did out of clouds when I was younger. I saw them as dots on a map: steps I could take to reach a destination. Tonight I looked up and only found a star here and there. Multiple empty…