by Steve Siler
February 10, 2012
When I was in my first year of junior high school – some parts of the country call this middle school – I found myself registered in a basic music appreciation class. After a few days of this class I felt certain that it’s mission was to drive whatever love I had for music completely out of my system. So, when the teacher announced that students had the option of transferring out of this class and into the orchestra I signed up immediately. It was …
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Courage
by Steve Siler
January 10, 2012
I recently boarded a plane for Detroit and found myself sitting in the middle seat next to a six-year old boy on the window side that was traveling alone. He had his flight information in a packet hanging around his neck with a “Do Not Remove” label on it and a Spiderman backpack crammed full of goodies.
I soon discovered his name was Elijah. When the flight attendant took the drink orders Elijah asked for apple juice but refused the peanuts. I helped him hoist …
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Goodness
