Well, I’m here in Antigua, Guatemala. I am happy to report a fairly uneventful trip. Making my connection at DFW and exiting the airport in Guatemala City were somewhat stressful, but everything worked out. The team is huge, 60 members!! I’ve not been part of such a large group on any of my previous trips. Read More
Broken
Strength wanes, resolve fades Hope extinguished Emptiness swims behind haunted eyes Fighter instincts make hasty retreat Beaten. Weary. Lost. Failure, once held at bay now leaves destructive carnage Searches for meaning, discovers blank pages Comfort; no words can bring Barbed wire, broken glass, hazardous trail Darkened sky; no navigational compass, no stars for light Forward Read More
Turmoil
Silence explodes, deafening in it’s eerie quiet Invisible shackles bind her to this place Coyly taunting, Freedom taps at the windowpane Writhing, twisting, she struggles to break the bonds Strong. Determined. Vice-like. They hold. Spent, she crumbles, still bound, no escape Precious sleep brings momentary respite She awakens to hope, but it is fleeting Heavy Read More
When God Calls: A Walk of Faith
God created four seasons; Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall. Theoretically, each season lasts about three months, except, of course, places like Texas. Texas basically has two seasons, Hot and Slightly Less Hot. The seasons of my life seem to progress much like the seasons in Texas – – they are long, often dry and sometimes Read More
Charlie’s Angels
There once was an Angel named Becky. She was busy, too busy to indulge in any of that social media nonsense. But, one day, she finally caved to peer pressure and found herself on both Twitter and Facebook. Imagine her surprise when she discovered how much fun it was connecting with both old and new Read More
The Road to Texas State
I cannot recall college ever being discussed around the dinner table. Though my father did earn an associate’s degree through the Community College of the Air Force, neither of my parents attended a traditional four-year university, nor did many of my family members. Growing up as a military brat, I resided on an Air Force Read More