The featured image is my 2-year-old nephew, who plays a pivotal role in my calling. Here I am, 9 years old, playing with my Hot Wheels raceway, which was initially manufactured in California; today, they are produced mainly in Malaysia, Indonesia, and China. I hated that Christmas tree. It came out of the attic the week after Thanksgiving every year for at least twelve of my own. It was made by Alcoa, the company that makes aluminum foil. If you were not careful, you could cut yourself on the needles like a paper cut. Rather than hang lights, we had a color wheel that reflected the light. A Christmas didn’t go by without my stepmother’s drama. She was led to Christ in her 70s but did not know him at all after spending 12 years in an orphanage run by the Queen of Heaven. She went in at 4 years… Read moreKiller Christmas Trees – The damage they have done.