Birthdays are not always easy. Well meaning people pull you one way – then another. Ever since 2002 I’ve thrown a party to celebrate my birthday. It’s one of the few pleasures that I indulge in and it only comes around once a year. Even so, people got on my case; “Why...
Several years ago I heard an amazing story about survival and hope; it’s about a Navy fighter pilot who was shot down over Vietnam, he ejected and was then captured by the NVA (North Vietnamese Army). He spent the next 6 years of his life in a tiny prison cell at the...
Over the past eleven years, I have spoken or facilitated at annual events for both Crime Survivors and OC Crime Stoppers. Sometime during the first year when I was quite new at all this, I opened that particular event with a prayer because the way I saw it, faith had...
So one day I sold all my belongings, bought a brand new car, loaded up some suitcases and my son who was only about 5 at the time, and drove to California. I had about $5000 to my name but I figured I could get set up and start a fresh new chapter in my life. After...
Well, basically for the same reason I do the 501c3 work and a weekly radio show: to promote a healthy, constructive dialog and foster a sense of community. I understand that there are others who feel they are in the dark and can’t find their way. I want to reach out...
