March, 1997. I was 45 years old. Twenty-five cumulative years of addiction to drugs & alcohol had finally come to a screeching halt. Years of depression, dysfunction, destruction and pain had left... Read more >>

Nobody is perfect. This is a known fact; to even believe in such a thing is nothing more than heartache and a waste of time. Every girl in high school is different, and whereas then you may not have... Read more >>

Three Ways to Get in the Habit of Getting It Done You know what you need to do. You know why you need to do it. You even know what steps you must take to get it done. But there’s one small... Read more >>

  Recently as I prayed the Lord led me to write about the storm I faced as I ended my tenure as Chief of Police at a major university. After three and a half years of achieving great success, I... Read more >>

It’s 5:30 in the morning and I haven’t had any sleep. My mind kept racing, thinking, planning and then I realized ... I was basically working. At 4:30 a.m. I decided that I may as well get... Read more >>

This has been a hard weekend. I am trying to overcome this obstacle. At times it seems hopeless but when I take the victory and give God the glory I know I can do it. Yesterday my cat of seven years... Read more >>

It’s out there… stalking me; waiting to pounce on its unsuspecting prey.  I turn the corner and there it is looming in the darkness.  I look in the mirror and it looks back at... Read more >>

There was a time when I thought I was OCD. I still jokingly refer to myself as OCD, but I don’t believe that’s really me anymore. Upon further research I feel that I have more of the... Read more >>

When you are angry you are violent with everyone around you. You are not able to control your behavior. You cannot estimate how destructive violence is. You feel no compassion for your enemies. Thus,... Read more >>

Shitting my pants in a confined space filled mostly with strangers was not a decision I ever thought I’d make. At least not sober or until I was on the far-side of 90. But there I was staring at... Read more >>