Barbara F.

The two groups burst out into joyous cheering and clapping, and one of the elders came to Rev. Johnson and said, 'If we knew how to do this, we wouldn't need to fight anymore.'

Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf did not call out her army to quell the angry mob of demonstrators. She stood up before them and asked to speak to their leaders. What courage. She could have been hauled down and assassinated on the spot.

Many white Americans are hurt and bewildered to learn that black people across America are clapping and shouting Halleluiahs to sermons teaching not only hatred of white people, but of our beloved land.

What if everything that is challenging you came with the assurance that when you have had the courage to surmount it, you would receive a wonderful reward? Would we look at it differently?

Dave loved life, of that I am sure, and even though he was ill for several years, I would bet my next Toyota 4x4 that he made the absolute most of every minute. It was his gift, and he was that way even before he was ill.