FOURTH OF JULY
By Sean Dietrich
Carl, 92, U.S. Army: “During the war, we had everyone pulling for us at home, and we knew it, too. Even movie stars were rooting for the troops. Those were different times.
“As soldiers, there were moments, between the fighting, over in Europe, that we talked...
By Rev. Pete Hyde
I have made many trips heading west from Oklahoma to various places in the Rockies. Whether heading out on Interstate 40 through the vast open plains to Amarillo and beyond or heading from Woodward, Oklahoma on the lonely, two-lane U.S. 412 down the center of the...
Lessons for Living the Dream: A Bike Ride Across Georgia
By Kirk McCarly
Conditions were near ideal for cycling the mountains and piedmont of North Georgia. Spending seven days covering 386 miles and more than 25,000 feet of elevation climb, my buddy Fred Williams and I traversed granite-faced hills, gurgling clear streams,...
Grace
I never feel mellow,
I'm like a kaleidoscope of fire,
igniting into vulnerable energy.
Its silent like a hello without words,
and gratitude is sometimes hard to reach,
but with the omnipotent latitude there's hope.
I'm 50 shades of confusion, bipolar without the soap.
I wash, clean with holy agendas invincible like my pride.
Beauty believes in...
By Kirk McCarley
What did you like doing when you were a kid?
When working with individuals contemplating career decisions, life coaches often seek a recollection of talents and interests when they were young. The past is prologue in giving us insight and direction into our future paths.
That has certainly been the case...
