Dear Readers,

It’s a beautiful cold day here in Cramer Hill.  I got to sleep late, talk to my husband, play with my dog, enjoy a hot cup of tea with lemon and visit with my mom and make her brunch.  Brother Ken and I had a good chance to talk about McDonald’s fries, my mom, my Florida vacation, Baby Nora, the prospect for a new pastor and Paris.

Paris.  I can barely believe what happened there.  Here in Camden my life is peaceful.  Camden is no Paris.  But, I feel safe here.  I’ve been to Paris a few times and I can’t count the times that I’ve wished that I could go there once (or twice) again.

It’s terrible what happened in Paris.  But, what is more terrible is that horrible things are happening all over the world.  Why can’t we humans learn to be okay with each other?  We exploit each other.  We injure each other.  We kill each other. It’s happened since the dawn of civilization and we humans never seem to learn that we need to help each other, not harm each other.

I pray that someday soon that we humans will be peaceful and good to each other.

Feeling thankful that my loved ones are safe and praying that the rest of the world will be safe someday soon,

Marguerite (Wunsch) Ferra

Camden, NJ