By Timothy D. Naegele[1]

Here, there and everywhere. Omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent.[2]

When you see magnificent clouds in the sky, or a sunrise or sunset, intuitively you know God is responsible.  When you see a bird in flight, you know it too.  From gigantic whales in the oceans, to the most minute—and sometimes-annoying—insects, you know that you and they are blessed.  Without God, none of this would exist.

When you lose someone, or a beloved animal, often there's a gaping hole in your heart.  You and they were traveling this journey called Life together, and your loved one has left you.[3]  But your paths will cross again, rest assured of that.[4]

And when bad things happen to otherwise-good people?  What then?  When barbaric wars and unfathomable madness and helter skelter occur, did God mean that for good too?  Are there lessons to be learned?[5]

When devastating fires ripped through Los Angeles recently, and old friends lost everything, what is the meaning of that, and the lessons to be learned?  By trusting God, we take timid steps forward, one at a time.

And what about the homeless, and the children of the homeless who were born into that status through no fault of their own?[6]  Perhaps "Footprints in the Sand" said it best:[7]

Last but not least, expect the unexpected.[8]

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© 2025, Timothy D. Naegele

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[1]  Timothy D. Naegele was counsel to the United States Senate’s Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and chief of staff to Presidential Medal of Freedom and Congressional Gold Medal recipient and former U.S. Senator Edward W. Brooke (R-Mass).  See, e.g., Timothy D. Naegele Resume-21-8-6  and https://naegeleknol.wordpress.com/accomplishments/   He has an undergraduate degree in economics from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), as well as two law degrees from the School of Law (Boalt Hall), University of California, Berkeley, and from Georgetown University.  He served as a Captain in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency at The Pentagon, where he received the Joint Service Commendation Medal (see, e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commendation_Medal#Joint_Service).  Mr. Naegele is an Independent politically; and he is listed in Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in American Law, and Who’s Who in Finance and Business. He has written extensively over the years (see, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/articles/ and https://naegeleknol.wordpress.com/articles/), and studied photography with Ansel Adams.  He can be contacted directly at tdnaegele.associates@gmail.com

[2]  See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/05/12/what-and-where-is-god/ ("What And Where Is God") and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2025/03/14/god-saved-me-again/ ("God Saved Me Again")

[3]  See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2024/05/12/legacy ("Legacy") and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2024/01/23/the-wonder-dog-is-dead-and-part-of-me-died-with-her/ ("The Wonder Dog Is Dead, And Part Of Me Died With Her")

[4]  See supra n.3, and https://www.rainbowsbridge.com/Poem.htm ("Rainbow Bridge Poem")

[5]  See, e.g., https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14526795/Vladimir-Putins-mother-gruesome-deaths-barbaric.html ("The awful truth about Vladimir Putin's mother and how her brush with the most gruesome of deaths made him so barbaric")

[6]  See e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2025/01/02/homelessness/ ("Homelessness In America, As The New Year Begins")

[7]  See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Footprints_(poem)

[8]  See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2025/01/04/miracles/ ("Miracles Happen")