As a person with hearing loss with words left unheard or incomplete; From accusing my wife of speaking Mandarin or Chinese; To asking people what they said or please repeat, Is the frustration of living in a wall of silence. This is the disability that is, in a nutshell, Of not actually hearing and understanding… Continue reading Coming Out of the Silence
Category: 99% Non-Fiction
That Cold Night
I had just bought a new vehicle six months before, and never gave it a second thought that it would go out on me in the middle of a cold Friday night in West Texas on the way to San Antonio. But there I was, stuck on the side of that dark, lonely highway, and… Continue reading That Cold Night
A TRAVELER
As I have mentioned countless times, I am very blessed to have many true friends. Well, on Wednesday, of this week, one of my dear friends left me a poem on my desk that he had written for me. I was very moved by it; and I consider it a real honor for me to… Continue reading A TRAVELER
That Cold Night
It was a cold, cold night. The rain had started to turn to freezing rain, and sticking to my windshield. I had just had the thought on how lucky I was to have a new vehicle, recently purchased just months earlier. So, I never gave it a second thought that it would go out on… Continue reading That Cold Night