My grandfather was a Marine in World War II. He enlisted upon graduating from high school in 1941. The year 1942 found him in the South Pacific fighting at Guadalcanal, and later in China. While Grandpa Joe didn’t speak often of his time overseas, I grew up with tremendous respect […]

There is nothing worse than looking at a blank page when you are trying to find inspiration. That is how I have been feeling lately—not only about this blog, but about my life as well. I am in what people call “the middle” of my life. What does that really […]