Here is Beijing we are celebrating Chinese New Year. It is a few days off from work for me, but Susan is traveling with “the largest human migration in history” as masses of Chinese people return to their hometown during this important Holiday. Deeply rooted in religion and tradition, they will have a reunion meal […]

     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

“Here” is hard to describe because it is “exceeding abundantly above all we could ask or even think”. To get an idea, think Garden of Eden, plus the most beautiful place you have ever seen; add a wonderful celebration where everyone is so ecstatically happy they don’t notice how nice the place is! Even my

     The details of the Orlando massacre were still coming in when people began to take sides.  News reporters raced to the scene to capture eyewitness accounts of the shooting.  There were chilling tails of the gunman laughing as he fired.  He shot many of the wounded again to make sure they wouldn’t survive.  The

Recently I’ve learned a lot more of what it means to be a Disabled Veteran. I have always respected their sacrifice, but I didn’t personally know one. It’s different when you hear of the daily struggles these wounded warriors endure. Some were wounded again when they returned home and weren’t provided the help they needed.