To start the New Year, I went to see Les Miserables at the theater.  This film had multiple conflicts and subplots yet a tearjerker as well as thought-provoking.  Some of the scenes were cathartic and I cried.   At the end these words rung out “To love another person is to see the face of God.”  Happy New Year!

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." __ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

 Congratulations President Obama!

Let us all move forward with love.  God bless America!

Today I saw the film The Iron Lady about Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher portrayed by Meryl Streep.  This was a great movie and excellent performance by Meryl Streep!   Margaret Thatcher quoted St. Francis Assisi when times were rough and crucial decisions had to be made.

“Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love,
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
And where there is sadn...