How could a loving God… Why doesn’t God… Where was He when…The internal debate we have with ourselves invariably includes questions of these types. They are the hardest questions. Ones I wrestled with for years....

When things break who really fixes them? America was built on hustle. If you've built a business you probably had to project things in a better light than they were. All's well that ends well?...

“I laughed so hard I cried. What’s it to you, anyway?!”...

When it seems dark around you, walk toward the light; the shadows will chase but never overtake you....

I have times where I feel like the bottom drops out. There are days where a deficiency plagues me. Struggling to find balance, the darkness weighs me down. A few days ago I ran some...

How does it feel to accomplish your goal? Is there is a sense of pride, a feeling of relief, or are you left with a nagging, "Now what?"...

I was recently invited to speak to a high school psychology class (over Zoom) about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. I take pleasure speaking to youth that are willing to listen. Dispelling myths and expressing truth...

How many years have you been telling yourself that you'll eat healthier, lose weight, and start working out this year? That's rhetorical, don't answer that....

Some thoughts arrive uninvited. Will you dwell on them? What’s important?...

Some embrace the joy of the season and celebrate, others struggle deeply. The reasons for either seem deeply rooted. Why does it seem like joy can be so easily switched to sorrow but not the...

I've been busy with my squad....

Two years post retirement, I was sitting in the back of my drafting class listening to the young people. I couldn’t relate. What was important, perspective on current events, and the exploits of free time...

Leaves previously bipartisan- half green, half brown have mellowed to a beautiful gold....

Marines are obsessed with the Corps. We’re taught its birthday, history, its traditions (good, bad, spoken, and implied), and the basic skills to be a rudimentary rifleman before we ever learn our occupational specialty. “On...

Dirt comes off skin easy enough but memories are harder to scrub out than a blood stain. I don't believe I'm home....