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From The Editor: Divine Intervention…

There are many spiritual church and happened to mention to one of the parishioners could not hold together. Contact ceased between them even
traditions around the globe that she had been at the laundromat. The woman inquired though they lived in the same area. Ten years passed. One day,
which focus on achieving why Cyndie was at a laundromat. When Cyndie explained Kathy was driving and stopped to pay the toll on the Turnpike.
peace in our lives. Our the situation, the woman mentioned that a friend of hers had After paying and starting to drive away, she realized that the
interaction with others can just purchased a washer and dryer which she did not like and person in the toll booth looked like her sister. Kathy stopped
enhance or disturb that peace. would be replacing them. When the friend heard about Cyndie the car and said, “Cindy, is that you?” A flood of emotions filled
Glenn and Cyndie moved and Glenn’s dilemma, she offered to give the washer and dryer Kathy’s heart and mind. They exchanged contact information
in with Glenn’s father, Earl, to them. and are cultivating their sisterhood. A chance meeting has
when his health deteriorated. When it came time to deliver the washer and dryer, another changed their lives.
Glenn was a devoted son to friend with a truck volunteered to do so. The gentleman Glenn, Cyndie and Kathy happened to tell me about their
both parents who helped them walked into the house and immediately commented about encounters within hours of each other. I was born in the
in a myriad of ways. Earl’s the beautiful view of the golf course from the living room. Catholic faith tradition. The Lord normally does not speak
illnesses made it difficult to In fact, he is a golfer and joked that he would like to drive a directly to us in a voice that we hear. It is often the words and
maintain the home and its condition deteriorated. Glenn’s golf ball from the living room to the green in view. Glenn and actions of others that are directed from above. Some may call
mother died shortly before his father. When Earl passed, the Cyndie mentioned that the house was available for purchase the experiences of Glenn, Cyndie and Kathy as coincidence.
family decided to sell the home. Unfortunately, there has and they discussed the purchase price. The contract for sale I am convinced it is Divine Intervention.
been disharmony with Glenn’s sister related to the sale of the and purchase was executed shortly thereafter. One comment Until next month,
residence. Eventually the washer and dryer stopped working about the laundromat resulted in a chain of positive events. James A. Cioffi, Editor
so Cyndie resorted to a laundromat. One day Cyndie was at Kathy and her sister had differences which the family bond james@jcclaw.com

It Seems To Me…

Hope up to be happy law-abiding adults. We write, hoping our of one individual but the constant exposure by the media,
words will reach receptive ears. We paint and sculpt hoping movies, and video games, even the rhetoric fed to us by
By Marie Pinschmidt to bring pleasure to our viewer’s eyes. We sing, hoping to politicians and others. Aren’t we all a little bit to blame? We
HOPE is not just another bring joy to ourselves and others. We travel, hoping for a need to think before posting our views on social media. Words
four letter word. How much safe and successful trip. We hope our teachers and leaders can add to the fear and unease in the minds of vulnerable
of your happiness depends on in government will act in a mature and responsible manner. viewers, instilling hate and causing them to give up hope
how hopeful you are? Hope Instead of fighting for personal or political recognition or for the future. Hate has never solved anything— only hope
is the fuel that keeps us sane financial gain, we hope they will work together to solve and faith can keep us going—along with a bit more charity
and able to go about our life problems and bring peace of mind to all our citizens instead perhaps.
without excessive fear. Good of instilling fear and unrest. We’re now living in a fragile society. Freedom of speech
news gives us hope and bad The recent mass killings brought home to me how was once a beautiful thing. We could discuss any subject
news destroys it. Without complacent we can become when the carnage is not in our without the fear of being ostracized for our views. Our laws
hope we have hate which has become too obvious in our own neighborhood. I have a niece with young children living and our freedoms are for everyone, not just a chosen few, and
present society. in El Paso. Her father and I had some frightening moments we all share the responsibility of obeying them. Some wise
We go to work each day hoping to earn a living. We go to before we learned they were okay. We too soon forget these person once said that if America would ever be destroyed it
the gym or for long walks with the hope to remain healthy. happenings, naively thinking they won’t happen again. Our would be from within. I fear that is what’s happening now
We discipline our children because we hope they will grow young people often become immune to violence not because to our beautiful country and I fear that society as a whole is
adding to the destruction. I remember a time without fear,
when people were honest and law-abiding, behaved as ladies
and gentlemen, and who treated others with respect regardless
of color or creed.
Let’s all try to behave in such a way as to give our young
people, our neighbors, everyone, a reason not to fear for the
future but to HOPE for a bright and violent free tomorrow for
all of us. Our country is suffering and I fear we don’t have a
pill to ease the pain. What more can one say?
Marie

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