I don’t know what it is about ‘wishing wells’ and why many folks like to have them. I don’t know why they are called ‘wishing wells.’ Why would people make wishes upon a well when there are hardly any wells around? And who is supposed to be granting the wishes in the first place? So … Read more
On Bended Knees: A Miracle and Her Last Prayer by Reva Lachica Wallace-Moore (Written in 2002)** I had the privilege to write a weekly column for a California Newspaper for 18 years and wrote over 800 stories about everyday life with God and His great love for His children. I’d like to share with you … Read more
I like to lavish others with gifts; I tend to go overboard when I do. Absolutely blessed, and even spoiled–would describe someone who becomes the object of my affection or benevolence. So, when Sergeant Rock, our basset hound was fed with leftover chicken tetrazzini three days in a row, he no longer wanted dry dog … Read more
Last week as I walked out of Dillard’s Department Store into the parking lot, I heard a loud voice from behind me, “We got you!” Startled, I turned around. Two men were walking towards me. However, they briskly walked past me and stood behind a young woman walking a few feet ahead. “We got you!” … Read more
When I was a child my parents, Mae-Myrna Blaza Joel Blaza and grandparents, Federico-Restie Blaza kept on telling me and my siblings to go to school, study hard, and finish a degree in order to earn money to provide for our needs. My Uncle Boy, Jon Blaza and Auntie Rae Rachel Blaza Brown, encouraged us … Read more
“God knows and He cares” – By Mary Grace Yesterday, I went to get a haircut and called for an Uber driver. The Uber driver said that she usually drives for Lyft, but somehow she switched it to Uber that day so she accepted my call. I asked her if she likes driving for Uber … Read more
How do you pray? Do you ask God for big favors? Do you ask God for money? Do you ask Him for miracles? I do pray for miracles, especially when friends would ask me to pray for a sick loved one. I also know that I can ask for BIG blessings, for why should … Read more
“Grandma, why did Jesus make me?” Five-year-old Kaitlyn asked me. I couldn’t believe what I heard. Why would a little girl so young ask me this question? Does she even know what she is asking? We were both watching Animal Planet and saw the strangest, deep-sea creatures that live in the deepest and darkest … Read more
Many years ago, I had a collection of seashells that consisted of three cascading shell chandeliers and a box of varied sizes of nautilus, conches, cowries, sundials, etc. A few years later, my interest on the shell collection waned. The chandeliers found their resting places up in the attic and the individual shells are … Read more
Have you hurt someone unknowingly? Or has another person hurt you? Hurt feelings come in many forms and are inflected through many ways. And with different intensities. Simple things such as: a casual and tactless comment, a hurtful snicker, and a certain way you look at the other person—could cause a hurt. A slight shaking … Read more