America is known for being a place of freedoms. Look at the first amendment to the Constitution, where the freedom of speech, freedom of the presses, freedom to peacefully assemble, freedom to petition the government and freedom of religion are all protected, even valued as fundamental to the lives of the citizens. We have the […]
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An Eclipse and a Basketball Game
The past couple of weeks there have been two major events in my little swath of the Midwest, both of which brought many together in unity. The first one was the women’s NCAA basketball tournament, when the University of Iowa team went all the way to the championship game. And while Caitlin Clark and the […]
Recognition
This past Sunday, the tables in the narthex of one of the local churches in my little swath of the Midwest were full of people enjoying camaraderie and some scrumptious cheesecake and coffees. They all had something in common…. they all had volunteered to make this little swath of the Midwest a better place for […]
It takes a village
I am a firm believer in the saying “It takes a village to raise a child.” After all, while I don’t have children of my own to raise, I was raised by parents who readily accessed a handful of people to help us out as needed. Aunts and uncles lovingly sent me gifts. Grandparents, both […]
Storms in the Afternoon
There was a bit of excitement in my little part of the Midwest yesterday. A tornado hit just one mile south and then just under 2 miles east of where I live. While thankfully, no one was seriously injured in our area, there was significant damage done to a number of houses, a stable east […]
K. S. Wood Writes 