One of my absolute favorite Christmas songs is Amy Grant’s Grown Up Christmas List. I love this song because the words clearly illustrate the wishes of my heart. I know that it is naïve to believe that world peace can be achieved overnight. However, I do believe that each of us has the capacity within …
If you’ve read previously, you know that 2018 was a year with its challenges. I opted to stay here in Colorado this Christmas for practical reasons following those challenges. This is actually the second time in the six years since I joined the military that I have not been back to Tennessee for the holiday. …
Throughout the course of this suicide investigation I was tasked with last month, I have felt extremely overwhelmed. For a month, I’ve had to speak with the family, friends and co-workers of this deceased Soldier–many over the phone, a few through email correspondence, others in person. I have been ignored by some, snapped at by …
I have recently been reading Dale Carnegie’s book, “How to Win Friends & Influence People”. I highly suggest you add it to your personal library. In one of the first chapters, I came across the following quote. It deeply resonated with me, so much so that I had to find it, order it, frame it, …
What Homelessness Is NOT: A Disease, a Crime, an Invisible Problem. What Homelessness IS: A highly ignored epidemic and marginalized problem that deserves informed education; a serious problem demanding Americans’ attention. My intent is to raise awareness of the nation’s homelessness problem. This is just Part 1 of a series I plan to share. Today …
“So what is it in a human life that creates bravery, kindness, wisdom and resilience? What if it’s pain? What if it’s the struggle?” 2018 as a whole has been a year full of adventure, but the year did try to knock me down a few times. Almost every month was welcomed with a new …
Merry Christmas! Here we are again at the end of another year! I was a traveler for most of the year having deployed overseas to Qatar, returning back to North Carolina in July, to Tennessee in July and up to Connecticut, New York, and Canada in August, two weeks of Army business in September in …
Happy New Year! I was unable to prepare and send a Christmas letter last year so I hope that your 2015 was a blessed one. After serving ten months overseas last year, I was happy to return home where the privileges so many of us take for granted have been appreciated more than ever this …
The Honorable Order of the Oozlefinch as only known by us Air Defense Artillery Officers. 10% truth and 90% hyperbole. Only those that serve with the fine individual know what is true and exaggerated. Farewell Honorable member, Major (P) Geib and congratulations on the reaffirmation of your good standing in the Honorable Order of the …
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Again, I am utterly astounded by the fast flying passage of time. As well, if the past years I have written you to say I had learned a great deal, nothing compared to the lessons I was taught this year. The challenges were great, the lessons learned humbling. I …