Join #prayforWaCoMe – A Prayer Movement to Combat Addiction

Author’s note: This post is a departure from my usual subject matter, but it’s important. As someone without personal experience with drug addiction, I’ve struggled with knowing how to help. It’s easy, without firsthand perspective, to say or do things that can make a situation worse instead of better. Finally, I realized that my most powerful […]

The Great Pumpkin (Bread)

My outstanding military career was hopelessly sidelined before it even began. Because I’m fat, and I can’t run. Nevertheless, I’ve always considered myself a fighter — more champion than advocate — fierce, fearless, tough. But I’m totally not. This week has proved it to me, as if I needed another reminder. Though, I guess I […]

Christmas Past

I spent some time recently reminiscing about our small-town Christmas traditions.  “With Nana and Grampa both gone now, that part of our Christmas tradition has faded, replaced with new gatherings as our family has grown and changed. Their old farmhouse, built with my grandfather’s hands, sold recently, and it’s hard to think about Christmas memories […]