Goodbye
If you take nothing else from the posts on this site, know that......
2020: Bidding Farewell
2020 is the year we discovered our resilience; letās make 2021 the year we reaffirm our resolution....
A Christmas Adventure
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā In case you havenāt been caught up, Iām currently living in Japan. That means I get to study another language, enjoy amazing food, and...
On Idols
For anyone who didnāt know, a few months ago I moved from Charleston, South Carolina to Yokosuka, Japan. Itās definitely been an interesting transition;...
On Celebration
Perhaps, instead of taking this season to brood over what weāve lost, we should take time to appreciate all the things we still have. ...
Imagine…
At this point most people have heard at least in passing of the celebrity rendition of John Lennonās Imagine. I was struck by the content...
The Meaning of Christmas (Pagan Version)
Imagine with me a massive global manhunt. The son of a major world leader has disappeared, and no one is able to find him. A...
A Pagan Christmas
āI donāt celebrate Christmas,ā one of my friends told me this week. āI celebrate Saturnalia.ā Many of my friends reject organized religion but dabble in...
Tidings of Comfort
I was going to post my last yearās Christmas post this week, but as a Naval officer, I watched with grief and trepidation this week...