There Go My Heroes
We live in a time where the word “hero” is thrown around a great deal. In actuality, most of the people who are labeled as heroes aren’t, in fact, anything […]
A Scout Is….
Shortly after I was adopted, I was introduced to my new mother’s brother, Uncle Charlie. Uncle Charlie was unlike anyone I had ever met. He had a boisterous, jolly personality […]
D@$n Thistles
Until the age of about 7, I had never really known the meaning of “work.” I lived with my grandparents in upstate New York for the first six years of […]
Reflections from a Southern Yankee A Case of the Runs
One of my top 10 movies is Forrest Gump. While it is difficult to choose a favorite scene, I love the part of the movie when Forrest decides, out of […]
The Things We Do for Love (of Country)
My heart was racing. I had heard all the horror stories about this and now it was my turn. Like a group of cattle we were forced through the doors […]
“Oh, Thank Heaven”
When I was a young child, the tagline for the convenience store, 7-11, was, “Oh, thank Heaven for 7-11!” It was a catchy little phrase. I mean, how could you […]
My “Sanctum Sanctorum”
It’s an unseasonably mild evening in late March. I’m standing in the field on top of the hill overlooking the lower pond on my parents’ farm. Above the western horizon, […]
Footprints in the Snow
There is a fairly well-known poem that you may have heard of called, “Footprints in the Sand.” It involves someone looking back on his life with the Lord and seeing […]
