Author Archives: Marshall Ramsey

I’ve been given a gift. Not my ability to draw. Not my ability to sing (that would be more of a curse.).  No, I’ve been blessed with the ability to believe something will happen even when the facts point strongly … Continue reading →

The awaking sun rose over the eastern side of the lake.  Jack sat on his dock, watching the orange light dance across the water.  There wasn’t another creature around except a single duck flying low across the water.  It was … Continue reading →

Paul Taylor was just another face walking down the busy New York City sidewalk.  It was Saturday, December 31, 2011 — New Year’s Eve — and he was leaving his midtown Manhattan office building.  There was no rest for the … Continue reading →

2011 brought us natural disasters. 2011 brought us economic challenges. 2011 brought us a buffet of bad news. But it also brought us a chance to change. And once you realize that change is the grit that polishes stones into … Continue reading →

It was New Year’s Eve at St. Mercy’s Memorial Hospital, but no one on the Intensive Care Unit floor felt like celebrating.  It had been a stressful night; three patients decided 2011 would be their last year on Earth.  ICU … Continue reading →