June 16, 2010
The most amazing thing about firefighters and emergency response people is their use of common sense and an ability to think in the midst of chaos. Firefighters especially learn to adapt whatever is at hand to put the situation more in their favor.
As farmers in Oklahoma, my family and I joked that we could fix [...]
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June 11, 2010
Deciding to take a stand for something you believe in isn’t easy.
COURAGE TO TAKE A STAND — NO WIMPS ALLOWED
(Warning, I will get a bit philosophical today)
What does it mean to “take a stand”
against a burglar in your house?
against a bully at school?
against an abusive or arrogant authoritarian figure?
against a corrupt system?
against a [...]
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