To Care for Oneself
I began working at the young age of 12. Throughout those years, I diligently attended school while working on weekends and during the summer months. Despite my busy schedule, I made time to attend a week of camp, assist with vacation Bible school, and participate in various school trips. These experiences came at a cost, […]
To Love and Be Loved
Bob Marley wrote, “Could you be loved then be loved.” “The Cry Of Our Children,” Ruth Garnes’ poetic anthology, contains questions that bear her deep thoughts on the subject of love. It becomes evident that Ruth sees love of self and love of others as intertwined, as if individuals who don’t have self-love have difficulty […]
Introducing THE CRY OF OUR CHILDREN: POEMS BY RUTH ANDREWS GARNES
When I reflect back, it is as if a single conversation triggered my life’s journey, the twists and turns it took brought me to this exact moment. In the late eighties I worked as a nurse at Bellevue Hospital Center. One day, when I was the triage nurse, a rather handsome looking fellow came in. […]