"Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff comfort me." (Psalm 23:4) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- One of my favorite poems is “Footprints in the Sand.” It is about a sojourner who was given... Read more →

It's amazing there can be any calmness associated with cyclones, hurricanes and thunderstorms...but there is. Within the towering dark circular clouds, raging winds and peltering rain and debris, there is a region of mostly calm weather at the center: the eye of the storm. Located in the center of the... Read more →

“Instead of simply succumbing to pain, however, over time it produces something of great worth.” ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Recently, a long-time friend and retired State Department official, Gregory “Greg” Kay, wrote the following piece for me on Facebook: “Alex Harrington, based on our conversation today, [the pearls inside an oyster] and the... Read more →

When I first met Teresa in May 2003, we were both working in South Korea. I was a civil servant for the U.S. Department of the Army, and Teresa was teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL) in downtown Seoul. She graduated from Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, with... Read more →

Virginia Hospital Center's registered nurses Katy Allen, left, “Doc”, and Alba, far right, prepped me for a surgical biopsy (specifically a Laryngoscopy procedure) to allow the doctors to examine my larynx, in order to possibly detect any cancerous tissue in and around my throat, Wednesday, June 22, 2016. Theses nurses... Read more →