Reflections
Martial Arts
Martial Arts In recent years, martial arts have become a popular pastime for both children and adults. Well-taught martial arts have many benefits as well as being fun. For girls, martial arts [...]
Thanksgiving Dinner
Thanksgiving Dinner In 1969, my family and I lived in Kenya in a very small town called Eldoret. I was only about three but I vividly remember Thanksgiving that year. My father [...]
Morrison, Colorado
Morrison, Colorado Morrison, Colorado is tiny town hiding in the foothills just west of Denver. It is just near enough to Denver to be a trendy day-trip for motorcycle riders but [...]
Pine Bluffs, Wyoming
Pine Bluffs, Wyoming Pine Bluffs, Wyoming is the first town westbound I-80 travelers pass through as they enter Wyoming. Pine Bluffs bills itself as “The Crossroads of the Plains” and there [...]
Buffalo, Oklahoma – Building a Theater and Community Center with a Community!
Buffalo, Oklahoma - Building a Theater and Community Center with a Community! My gps informed me quite positively that the town I was headed for did not exist. In its polite English [...]
Fire Ground
Fire Ground A female firefighter and arson investigator is tasked with investigating a string of arsons. Can she catch the arsonist before someone dies? The fascination with fire had started when he [...]
An Unorthodox War
An Unorthodox War An Unorthodox War is a historical fiction novel about the women who served as spies and radio operators in the Second World War. The book weaves together true events [...]
Stranger in a Strange Land
Stranger in a Strange Land To be a stranger in a strange land. This can either be a pleasure or something that hurts beyond belief. I have spent twelve years as a [...]
Silent Wings Museum
Silent Wings Museum The C-47 rests proudly outside the Silent Wings Museum in Lubbock, Texas, its nose pointed to the sky and its tail pointing directly toward the museum as if preparing to tow it [...]