The following testimonial is from Heidi Tecklenburg, a winning mom from the 2019 Why Mom Deserves a Diamond contest. Thank you Heidi, for sharing your experience. Rewind to May 2012, when I was 45 years old, I never imagined that I would ever have a child call me MOM other than my 4-legged fur babies.… Continue reading A Beautiful Experience
Category: Life Adventures
The Profound Tweet
I am still moved by a tweet from President Trump after the nation began to experience its longest government shutdown in history. It came at a time the President had retreated into the almost vacant west wing of the White House, void of the chatter of aides and interns. In fact, because the tweet is… Continue reading The Profound Tweet
The Illusion of a Madman
Many supporters of the President admit forgiving the unpolished character of a man whose beliefs sided with many of their own. Donald Trump was never a saint, they said. But now, through the President’s Twitter feed, the world can peer inside a real time diary of a person who has revealed his innermost psyche. Trump… Continue reading The Illusion of a Madman
The Trump Show
“I will never testify against Trump.” This statement was recently made by Roger Stone, essentially stating that he will not be forced by a rogue and out of control prosecutor to make up lies and stories about “President Trump.” Nice to know that some people still have “guts!” Donald J. Trump. 12/3/2018. Twitter. The legacy… Continue reading The Trump Show
You Can Keep the Seashells
Maybe it was 1985 when I was divorced from my first wife. The marriage lasted less than a year so many memories have faded. Somehow a glass jar of seashells survived and has provided no more than the important reminder of the eternal beauty of nature. At first, it was fairly easy to divide our… Continue reading You Can Keep the Seashells
The Roller Coaster
After we have been securely strapped in the seat of a roller coaster we slowly emerge from a dark tunnel. The golden rays from the sun briefly blind us until our eyes get adjusted to our surroundings. This is our birth. The coaster creeks slowly up an arduous hill. Not knowing our fate, our… Continue reading The Roller Coaster
Slaying the Demon
There is a poignant article from The Atlantic entitled, “The Cruelty is the Point- President Trump and his supporters find community by rejoicing in the suffering of those they hate and fear.” https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/10/the-cruelty-is-the-point/572104/. 10/3/2018. Adam Serwer. The Atlantic. I felt moved to express how this writing gave me a new awareness of what defines us… Continue reading Slaying the Demon
Voting Democratic
I was reared by loving adoptive parents in a mostly white, Methodist town in Southern Indiana. When I turned eighteen I registered to vote. My parents encouraged me to choose the Republican Party. When it came time to vote they told me to vote straight Republican. Without prior research or thought I strolled into a… Continue reading Voting Democratic
Sharing the Same Experience- Part Four
A friend asked if I was a cup-half-full or a cup-half-empty guy. I quickly answered that my cup was neither because it was always gushing over its brim. Then I realized that if most people’s excitement level never varies between zero to three out of ten, mine usually hovers constantly around twelve. Using the… Continue reading Sharing the Same Experience- Part Four
The Power of Intention
I have proof that if you intensely hold a thought in your head for a long period of time it will become true. In 1993, shortly after I opened Gallery of Diamonds jewelers which now resides in Santa Ana, CA, I began a writing contest for school kids. Since I was adopted as a child… Continue reading The Power of Intention
In Memory of Senator John McCain
Today is September 1, 2018. Arizona Senator John McCain’s body lie in state in the Washington National Cathedral. Since 1852, only thirty-three persons have been honored this way. The American flag was draped across his cold coffin. The temperature began to climb into the high eighties as the sun peaked through cloudy skies. If… Continue reading In Memory of Senator John McCain
Should you forgive those who do not ask for forgiveness?
As a young teen raised in the Christian religion, I asked my mother deep questions in my understanding of life. I remember asking her if one should forgive a person who does not ask for forgiveness. Her response was quick, and replied that Jesus instructed us to forgive others not seven times, but seventy times… Continue reading Should you forgive those who do not ask for forgiveness?
Just call me Diamond Mike
I was adopted as a child in Indiana. No information about my origins was given to my adoptive parents. I was baptized into the Christian religion. I was given a Bible as the source for my moral instruction. I was taught about heaven and hell, good and bad, and the power of prayer and forgiveness.… Continue reading Just call me Diamond Mike
The Importance of Knowing
The hardened criminal may say he was never loved. But is more love the solution? Can we create more love? Is there only so much love out there? Or is love a finite element like hydrogen and oxygen? While a torrential downpour floods one country, another country may be cheated from a single drop of… Continue reading The Importance of Knowing
Henrietta Lukemeyer
Henrietta Lukemeyer was an elderly lady who lived down the hill from my childhood home in Indiana. She rarely stopped by to say hello to my mom, but when she did I remember her positive energy and politeness. She always wore a smile and smelled like fresh flowers. Sometimes she sold Avon products door to… Continue reading Henrietta Lukemeyer