| This story originally ran in the September, 2001 issue of The Elks Magazine,
and permission to reprint the article has been granted by the author, Richard Bauman. Richard resides
in West Covina, CA., and he is also the author of the recently published book,
Awe-Full Moments: Spirituality in the Commonplace. It is available through on-line booksellers
and all traditional bookstores.
The four images below are thumbnails. Click inside the thumbnails to fetch the larger, readable version. |

Thanks Richard and William!