Today, I was reading a comment on social media that caught my eye. The person wrote, “My ancestors came to this country legally. They had no need of handouts” I did some research and found some interesting facts. My forefathers came to this country around 1900 and were also “legal”. So, what separates them fromContinue reading “What does it mean to be legal?”
Author Archives: Bruce Baker, Writer
My thoughts on abortion
Last weekend, I had the opportunity to hear Lindy West, op-ed writer for the New York Times, speak to the writer’s conference I attended. During her talk, the subject shifted to abortion and her support for it. Apparently, she had an abortion after a breakup with her boyfriend at the time and claims it wasContinue reading “My thoughts on abortion”
To the newly minted HS Class of 2018
Be happy. Whether college is calling you, or you are making your place in the workplace, remember this. Too many people focus on their college or their career so intently that they forget to be happy on the way. That does not mean that there won’t be times when you work unceasingly to get somethingContinue reading “To the newly minted HS Class of 2018”
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His plan
A winter’s day
Am I Worth It?
With the government shutdown, I thought of all of the young men and women who serve in our military – some of them in harms way. This was a prayer/poem kept by Eleanor Roosevelt during WW II. The sentiment should be the same today as it was back then. – Bruce
Love abounds
Identity
Identity I am a soul lost, forgotten A single ember waiting To explode into flame A wanderer through the world Desiring truth, finding little Seeking hope from those with none But I am not despondent I do not fear what comes The future brightens, not dims My faith stands firm AmidstContinue reading “Identity”
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