Category: America
Western Roads
"The middle of nowhere," I say, "And the center of everything." The place I'm always heading, No matter how far I go.... Read More
Veteran’s Day
"If there is work still undone in any of those areas then it is our work to do. On this Veteran's Day I can't help but feel that the best way to honor the men and women who sacrificed their lives, you... Read More
Masks and Serpents
Choice, the capacity to utilize our free will, only happens when we have at least two options to choose between. Those who proclaim the all-encompassing importance of free choice, while condemning... Read More
Arlington from “Walking My Father’s Fields”
Like my mother I placed my hand against the cold, dark granite, and I felt in my heart the truth that came out of my mouth that day: “Your life was not a waste; your death was not pointless. I’m... Read More
Little Ethel: A Christmas Story of Faith and Family
ShareLittle Ethel: A Christmas Story of Faith and Family (From the book “Walking My Father’s Fields: Love Letters from a Daughter of the Land” by Vernie Lynn DeMille) Princi... Read More
Reproductive Equality
To color his barrier to success and wealth With the threat of death. To throw down his worst and call it my best. To claim equal if I Step down where he stands. Beneath me where he lives, Outside of... Read More
Dinner Guests
And reason bids me obey The law-giving Jehovah, With the exact obedience Of the law-living Christ.... Read More
A Fearless Place
"A moment under the sun, together on the side of a mountain, aching from a hundred little hurts that we didn't even notice anymore. Scabbed shins, shattered bones, tired muscles and broken hearts. W... Read More