Ripples (PDF)

Norm was encouraged to share his heartfelt stories by a member of his congregation. He has written 63 stories to be shared with a sensitive, introspective audience. Hopefully, these short stories will resonate with you and elicit a sense of wonderment and how, in your life, you also have had unexpected experiences that generated a special sense of intimacy. As if a stone being thrown into a pond, “ripples” will always be part of your psyche. Norm, as a pastor, had many opportunities to be part of close, often troubling relationships; and, in sharing these stories with you, he is hopeful that you will relate to the rippling effect our lives have on others, most often unanticipated, developing out of spontaneous moments of personal interaction with loved ones and strangers.