When the Air Force sent me to Saudi Arabia for six months I missed my family, my privacy, and having some control over my life. I felt lonely and unhappy. I saw it as something I just had to get through. The only thing I looked forward to was leaving when my tour was over. […]
I have some idea what a friend should be, but it seems impossible to do. More than just “Friends” you meet on Facebook, I am talking about people you can count on and will be there in time of need. After years of living overseas, I have friends around the world. I care about them
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If you spend much time watching television, you will soon get the message to beware of the radicals. They refer to them with scorn, only mentioning that “religion” to portray it in a bad light. Mocking tones make it clear they have no respect for their attempts to spread their “religion” to others. If
This week started off with a surprise, and not a nice one. We received an email from the hospital where my wife had knee surgery, with a bill for $1,632.00. We’ve seen these errors before when they didn’t bill our supplementary insurance. I called their billing department. I spoke with three different people and after
There is considerable doubt as to whether this event ever took place, but the underlying point is all too common. It means “to occupy oneself with unimportant matters and neglect priorities during a crisis.” Many Kingdoms have risen and fallen since Rome finally fell and were accompanied by great loss. One such example was the
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