Many of you are familiar with “The Little Prince” by Antoine de Saint Exupéry. For those of you who aren’t, according to Wikipedia, “Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger, Comte de Saint-Exupéry, (and you thought the Mexicans had the claim to long names – ha!) simply known as Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, was a French writer, poet, aristocrat,
PART 2 What I’ve discovered after so many years, is that each of us has a story. The story is composed of special moments that happened during the various chapters of our lives and our reactions to them. These stories or chapters in our book of life made us who we are and led us
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PART 1 I awoke early to a wonderful, but still sleeping world here in Ajijic. It’s a nice time to be awake; before the day has really begun to unfold with all its time demands. The roosters haven’t even begun squawking out their morning announcements. The dogs aren’t yet barking; small birds aren’t yet chirping.
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Chucho was a rescue dog who didn’t have much to recommend him. He was a little larger than an average sized dog, a little shaggy and to top it off he was both almost blind and deaf. When he looked into your eyes though, all that didn’t matter. He was one of those animals whose
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A Different Kind Of Love Story By Christy Wiseman Is he here yet? Adoption is a two edged sword. The best of all gifts for the awaiting parents; the greatest of all sorrows for the mother who is making the supreme sacrifice to give up her child in the hopes of giving him or
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LIFE ON-GOING: Questions of Conscience By Christy Wisemanchristywiseman@me.com We are now in Fall and the rains have come just as the rain birds promised they would. One year, fortunately an anomaly, was very dry and the lake was down, but Ann Whiting and Aurora Michel, ever the activists for helping us at the lake, brought
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Life Ongoing By Christy Wiseman I loved watching the royal wedding and seeing all the details that had been so carefully planned and which were so perfectly executed. One joyous day in front of millions, how refreshing! After so many years of vilification, having Prince Charles escort Meghan Markle down the aisle was a nice touch. Charles
My Heart’s Rejoicing By Christy Wiseman Valentine’s Day is approaching. It is a perfect day for friendship and love to be expressed. Sweet, often homemade cards, are exchanged among children, maybe with a giggle at their boldness in taking this first risk of sharing their feelings. It can herald the arrival of the transition
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The Drug Fix That Is Permanent By Christy Wiseman (Ed. Note: Ms. Wiseman is a Certified Drug Prevention Specialist. She has trained other teachers for in-service courses.) It happened again. This time to a friend’s son. He was found dead in his apartment. He was 47. They listed it as a stroke, but his friends
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To My Sons My Three ValentinesWritten long ago andnow shared with you. I would make of youStrong fiberSo that when lifeTests youAs surely it willYou will hold fast To the truths thatAre within youThe truths thatMake you whatYou are Different from All othersBecause of prioritiesYou have setFor your livesAnd your souls Flexibility in theFabricOf that
