Suicide is an answer to a problem. Unrelenting despair and pain consume us and our attempts to mitigate the effects seem fruitless. Without hope, our last hope is found in a turn to the final solution, an eternal escape from our tiring, soul crushing world. One aspect of suicide that…
“God is not done with me yet!” I am blessed by the many people who reach out to me from across the world. They constantly remind me of the humanity we share, and the many ways life can break us. But more importantly, they remind me that regardless of the…
A recent NBC news story talks about how a PTSD diagnosis can break an individual. Yes it can, but I believe what is broken can be healed. We can defeat PTSD. A life destroyed, can be a life reborn. From the NBC news article: PTSD can really ruin peoples’ lives,…
Spring is for renewal – are you ready? I took this picture last year as spring was dawning. It reminds me that life is a constant renewal. A renewal for which we must be ready. When was the last time you took inventory of your life? What seeds have you…
A poem of hope for some new friends, and all my comrades in the fight for hope. I couldn’t sleep last night, and I thought of all of those struggling with the same thing, but without the support I receive from my incredible wife and family that makes sure my…
