Wanted

We give what we can and what we have

Alexandra Stoddard

I keep a picture on my desk

Of family members who came through Ellis Island 

in the early 20th century

They left a lot behind on their little Italian Isle to come here

Entering a strange new world that did not always welcome them

But eventually, they found jobs

And we had a home in the United States

A place to begin to become who we are today

Doctors, professors, business people, technology experts,
actors and artists 

to name a few of us...

Each morning, I look at those expectant faces in that picture asking:

"We got you here- now what are you going to do today 

to make the world a better place?"

Good question! 

And I will keep working on that answer. 

and that's poetiquejustis 

"You must not mistreat or oppress foreigners in any way. Remember, you yourselves were once foreigners in the land of Egypt.

Exodus 22:21