A Weekend With America's Finest....Being Their Finest! This was my second year to attend and present at TAPS National Military Survivor...

St. Rose of Lima Women's Club, Newtown, Connecticut, orchestrates its meetings and gala at Holy Innocents Hall on the grounds of St. Rose...

Springtime seems to bring along many celebrations that guide us on our ways to new beginnings.  Saturday, April 30, 2016 was no...

On April 13, 2016, I joined residents of The Armed Forces Home, in Washington, D.C. and the students of Creative Minds International...

Norma Gene Rambow introduced herself to me on February 9, 2016, during a presentation that I was giving at The Armed Forces Retirement...

Being an Area Chairperson of four Alexandria City Schools for Reading Is Fundamental of Northern Virginia, gives me the opportunity to...

More often than not, the months of January and February have been times of reflecting and regrouping for me.  I am grateful to view this...

Music, laughter, delicious cuisine, and colorful costumes were everywhere at the 2016 Viet Nam New Year Festival held at Jeb Stuart High...

Recently, while having a conversation with my son Ryan, I was encouraged to take some pauses - a little time during each and every day to...

Generally speaking, I can almost always count on some very good meetings/introductions and interesting conversations while hosting book...

"There is nothing stronger than the heart of a volunteer” - James Doolittle Several months ago, I was contacted by the Armed Forces...

On October 16, 17, and 18, the families and associates at The United States Marine Base, Quantico, Virginia, invited me to share my books...

As a child growing up and learning from America's Greatest Generation, I listened a lot, became an avid reader, and developed into a...

On August 2, 2015, I attended a ceremony, "Celebrating A Long Life" for Marjorie Ginsburg.  Marjorie's family asked if I would join her...

This summer, I reconnected with some of the staff members and the residents of The Armed Forces Home located in our nation's capital. The...

It's always a challenging, yet rewarding initiative to write a book. And, it's absolutely imperative to have a wonderful and talented...

Being a Board member of Reading Is Fundamental of Northern Virginia(www.rifnova.org) is an honor, a dedication to service, and a whole...

Since the first national seminar in 1995, TAPS has welcomed all those who are grieving the loss of a loved one who died while serving in...

During the week of February 16, 2015, I had the distinct privilege of spending time with many people in the beloved town of Newtown,...

Sitting proudly in a small rural town in southwestern North Carolina, is a lovely church-Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church.  I've...