blessings

Things to Remember

When you’re a child, everything you have to remember is about how to get through the day. Parents get you…

Even having read just the title I suspect there are some people who disagree with the statement. “Taking ‘it’ for…

As I sit to type out this year’s Thanksgiving entry it occurs to me that I would never have considered…

One really spectacular benefit of social media is that it allows you to follow those you choose, ignore those you…

Every now and then we get reminded of just how good the people in our world can be. And “our…

So, I received a private message on Facebook from a gentleman asking, “What qualifies you to give advice on life…

Recently I saw an image through the wizardry of social media and, after having read through it, thought about just…

NOTE: This blog isn’t being written, or even approached, with journalistic structure or professionalism in mind. The topic is suicide:…

A long time ago (in my lifetime) a Drill Sergeant told me that every day I woke up above dirt…

Every year around this time, as all law enforcement professionals know, suicides and suicide attempts seem to climb in number. …

Country music star Brad Paisley wrote a song called, “A Letter To Me,” and the basic idea of the song…

Although we don’t tend to think about it much, our lives are full of traditions. We inherit them from our…

Just recently I wrote an entry about “The True Value of Life & Wealth,” in which I discuss those things…

I am blessed. There’s no question about that. One of my blessings is purely intrinsic (meaning it’s inside of me;…