The blue scooter under his chubby two-year-old toes gives way to the cement step under him, sending him toppling to the sidewalk. A brief hesitation to understand his surroundings, and then the wails cry out and the tears fall. His sister rushes to his side, picks him up and brushes him off. Once upright, her gentle words come. "It's ok brother, you're ok. Want a hug brother?" The older brother ran to the scene too, and set to work, righting the scooter … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2011
Soothing Suffering
Every family had them - in fact, they were so common that the questions surrounding them remained fixed:What kind? Or when? Or when again? Or who? And of course, the ever-present one....why?Scars. Physical or emotional - no one was without. It was so common back then, a time when many children died in infancy from illnesses preventable in today's terms. When a day's work exposed you to dangerous situations, hard toil, and little provision. And yet, … [Read more...]
