Cheyenne is not all that big a fan of watching the Oprah show. It records to my DVR daily and then the episodes just pile up until Cheyenne is with her dad and I have the time to sit down for an Oprah marathon. Lately, to sit for even an hour to watch television seems [...]
Tag: military
The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace…
Noah in Kandahar in 2004 "The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war." ~Douglas MacArthur I too pray for peace and I recognize that the price of freedom has come at a much higher cost for some than others. Today I [...]
These things I remember…
My hard drive is full. The hard drive that is my brain that is. I wish the brain was the same as a computer where you could just add new memory as needed. If that was possible I would have long ago upped my memory capacity exponentially. Alas, absent that avenue I am stuck with [...]
A regular person with a big heart…
Today my second oldest child, Noah, turns 28. We will celebrate tonight at the Gastropub with friends and family the passing of time and all the hope that comes with each new year a birthday marks. I must acknowledge though, I am particularly grateful for Noah's 28th birthday as I recognize that there are many [...]
Will you be there?
Here I am, back in North Dakota after a fabulous week out in Emmitsburg with friends and colleagues that I typically only get to see once a year (in the photo above taken in Emmitsburg are my disaster diva girlfriends - Claire and Dorothy). It was grand - to be sure...and a tad tiring, but [...]
The depth of the wound…
I have a soft spot...okay...so I have a few soft spots, but let's not go there today. Today I want to talk about soldiers (probably my number one soft spot) and the impact their service can have on them (beyond the extended separation from family - which I think is, in-and-of-itself, tough). Specifically, I want [...]
Today I ask that you honor and remember…
“True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.” ~ Arthur Ashe Today I ask that you honor and remember those soldiers who have given their lives to support the ideals of our country. Today [...]
THE NEW FORTY 