THE ONE YEAR ILLUSTRATIONS CLUB

     There's one World War II veteran whose story is the focus of Mel Gibson’s movie, "Hacksaw Ridge."   The story is a true story of the life of Desmond Doss, a soldier who didn't believe in using guns.  He was a Christian conscientious objector and ended up saving 75 of his fellow soldiers.  He was awarded the Medal of Honor.  Desmond Doss Jr. said for years that producers tried to turn his father's story into a film, but it never worked out until director Mel Gibson came along. "I’m glad Mel did it.  He did a spectacular job.  I don't think anyone other than Mel could've done it," Doss Jr. said. "I feel very gratified that Desmond Jr. liked the film so much and that he loved Andrew Garfield, who plays doss.  He told me that Andrew nailed his dad," Gibson said. a war medic, Doss ended up saving over 75 fellow soldiers in Okinawa , Japan during world war ii. "What he did in his life was so amazing and an inspiration," Gib...

     Lighthouses have been an object of adoration and fascination for many poets and storytellers for hundreds of years. This should come as no surprise, as these tall, forlorn structures of the sea have been guiding ships and sailors for generations, not only in peaceful waters, but also in the most difficult and challenging situations.      A strong beam emitted by a lighthouse is an astounding navigational aid to many ships and boats at sea. Have you ever wondered what allows the light emitted by a lighthouse to be seen by sailors who are many miles away? Is that a magic light or is there some kind of science acting behind it? The function of a lighthouse all comes down to the intensity of the light. a French inventor, Augustine Fresnel, had deduced that light was actually a kind of energy that travels in the form of waves.       Given that light travelled in waves, it was possible to make...

WHEN A DAY BECAME A DAY By: Richard P Swift Genesis 1:3-5  And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.             All the angels whoooed and marveled at the change in lighting or better yet , no lighting, that they had never experienced before, being in their celestial surroundings…..  "Did you see that?”, said michael, the great Arch Angel   “absence of light”, replied the other angel.  “It’s called night”,  Michael responded Then magnificent stars lit up the night, along with a reflection of the brightest star, the sun, caused what looked like another planet to glow and light up the earth.  “Whats that bright star?” the angel asked the Arch Angel?”  “We will call it The Sun, per our Lord ...