Monthly Archives: August 2011

The prayer of a paratrooper The confidence gained from months of training and successful parachute jumps with the Army’s 82nd Airborne flew away the day the two guys in front of our son, Randy, “squeezed through the jump door together … Continue reading →

One simple question from a frustrated mom with older children triggered an avalanche of responses on Facebook. All she wanted to know was, “If children knew that their choices would determine how the world would judge their parents, do you … Continue reading →

On August 10, my column moved from Mondays to Wednesday. This afforded me an opportunity to ask for community help on various tasks I do through the year. I’ve moved. Painlessly, effortlessly, I’ve moved from Monday’s editorial page to Wednesday’s. … Continue reading →

Bouncing with energy, flaxen hair flying, our three-year-old granddaughter grinned and jumped as she watched impatiently behind the picture window for us to park as her daddy came out to welcome us to his son’s first birthday party. The little … Continue reading →