Author Archives: thisihumblyspeak

Always Carry Mahs

Posted on November 26, 2022 by thisihumblyspeak

Every so often I attend church. After the Divine Liturgy Mahs, a portion of unleavened bread (size of a saltine cracker but thin as a wafer) that has been blessed at the altar is distributed among the exiting parishioners.  It … Continue reading →

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Travel, My Reset Button

Posted on October 25, 2022 by thisihumblyspeak

I love to travel. It matters not whether I travel in state, out of state, across borders or over oceans. I long for the revelations, the deep insights and the life-altering encounters travel brings. I want the freedom and adventure … Continue reading →

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Own the Fall

Posted on July 11, 2022 by thisihumblyspeak

“Oopsy daisy, and up you go,” I said to my toddler grandson as he tripped and fell while running outside. This wasn’t the first time he’d taken a tumble. He knew the drill. He took a moment to check himself, … Continue reading →

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Classroom Cemetery

Posted on May 25, 2022 by thisihumblyspeak

Coffins nailed in our heart For the inhumanity That stalks us; Watching, Minds numbed We defend the value of life for an unborn child; Guns Tearing flesh, stopping hearts in mid inhale We lobby for expanded rights, Defending less the … Continue reading →

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Sibling Love

Posted on May 14, 2022 by thisihumblyspeak

I grew up the middle child among three, between a sister and a brother with three years spanning between us. Growing up with siblings profoundly altered my childhood — and everything that followed. Sister and brother were my first playmates … Continue reading →

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Mother and Child

Posted on May 8, 2022 by thisihumblyspeak

She puts her arm on my shoulder to rest. I hold onto the hem of her green polka dot dress. We feel free like sparrows in flight. She teaches me Just by their leaves, the names of fruit trees; I … Continue reading →

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Accountability-Be Answerable for Resulting Consequences.

Posted on April 24, 2022 by thisihumblyspeak

  Today, we mark the 107th anniversary of the first genocide of the 20th century, perpetrated against the Armenian people. So much is happening across the globe in remembrance of that atrocity that reveals the humanity and goodwill of a … Continue reading →

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Women Are the Storm

Posted on March 8, 2022 by thisihumblyspeak

Happy International Women’s Day to ALL mothers, sisters, daughters, spouses, friends. “Today is your day and mine, the only day that we have to play our part. What our part may signify in the great whole we may not understand, … Continue reading →

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Hollowness of War

Posted on February 27, 2022 by thisihumblyspeak

If history should have taught us one thing it is… the brutal hollowness of wars. From known genocides, wars, human sacrifices, torture, slavery, and the treatment of racial minorities, women, and children — all stem from parts of human nature … Continue reading →

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60, the Youth of Old Age

Posted on January 28, 2022 by thisihumblyspeak

January 2022, and I am living in my sixth decade of life. I am grateful for yet another year granted me by the grace of God.  I know that my physical attributes may signal to others as “old” because it … Continue reading →

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