Counting My Blessings, Being a Blessing to Others
Reading Time: 3 minutes Beneath the dirt and grim of streets patrolled by gun-toting, smooth talking gangsters, laid the Corrupt City’s true underbelly. It’s a world that came alive with rumrunners, bootleggers and speakeasies. This secret world, not for the faint of heart, attracted some of Chicago’s newest residents- recent immigrants seeking a world of opportunity. Among them was …
Reading Time: 3 minutes Damp, snot-filled tissues litter the bed. Periodically, a stiffened one falls from a sleeve or the nightstand. I can hardly open my eyes. Any sound or sudden movement could make my head explode and then it comes….. “Mommy, I can’t find pants.” “Can I watch tv?” “I forgot to do my homework.” “Mom, I don’t …