Water for Camels

I am Angry! Warning! This is a full-on Rant! Modern News programs frequently annoy me with such conflicting news reports on almost every topic. It seems that each group with a specialized viewpoint, has their own outlet reporting information with a slant that justifies their viewpoint. A train could derail in Ohio and depending on … Continue reading Child Sex Trafficking: A Polarizing Topic

This is the story of Maria, Robyn and Freddie. It is a cautionary tale of foster care, attachments and understanding trauma. Every child in the foster care system has a story. But we forget, sometimes, that the child's story if often just a piece of the puzzle. Let's start at the beginning. Freddie, age 4, … Continue reading Freddie’s Story (part 1) Becoming a Foster Child

In the summer of my 17th year, I lived in Arzew, Africa. My dad, an overseas contractor, worked for Pullman-Kellog on a project in Algeria and my family moved to the American compound with him. I graduated high school that spring with plans to attend college back in the US in the fall. So summer … Continue reading Shoulder against the Hurricane

You are essential. You matter to someone. And to that someone, you are the most essential person in the world. Think about it. What does it mean to be essential? Essential means: Absolutely Necessary. Absolutely Necessary And when someone is absolutely necessary, shouldn't we do everything we can to keep them around? Looking around at … Continue reading Essentially Yours

You know the parable. The one about the lost sheep. With a little creative license, let me retell it for you. A young up and coming shepherd built a large sheep empire. Starting with a couple of sheep (a male and female to be exact) the shepherd cared tenderly for them, meeting their physical needs … Continue reading The Value of One

Eighteen months ago, I received a wake up call while vacationing at the Gulf. Everything in my world changed in an instant. A heart attack will do that to you. SInce the quadruple by-pass surgery, I began a program of healthy life style changes.. That wake-up call ( that came more like a wake-up scream) … Continue reading Sleeping My Way to the Top

One of the toughest jobs I ever held was that of Child Sexual Abuse Investigator. For many years, I listened,, while boys and girls of differing ages opened up to me about the theft of their innocence by a trusted adult. Exposed to the underbelly of unnatural human atrocities, my world quickly darkened. The experience … Continue reading The Last Straw