On plaques found on hallowed ground from sea to sea across our great nation, including Arlington National Cemetery, one will find verses from Theodore O’Hara’s moving poem “Bivouac of the Dead.” Few however in our 21st century modern world knows of its origin or appreciate its history beyond the snippets they […]

It seems we’ve lost sight of the three things in life that are essential to peace, harmony, and happiness. The first is to be kind; the second is to be kind; and the third is to be kind. This wonderful story is a reminder that compassionate acts are often their […]

Once upon a time a young boy played about his house, running by his mother’s side; and as he was so very little, his mother tied him to the string of her apron. “Now,” she said, “when you stumble, you can pull yourself up by the apron string, and so […]

A farmer paused in his work one day to rest. As he sat on the handle of his plow, he fell a-thinking. The world had not been going well with him of late, and he could not help feeling downhearted. Just then he noticed an old woman peering at him over […]