Home for Christmas

In 1997, I remember frantically stuffing everything I owned into 2 large and bulging duffel bags with my name stenciled on the sides. I quickly laced up my combat boots and walked out into the biting Oklahoma wind. I had just finished 16 weeks of hellish training as an artillery observer for the Army.  Having [...]

May there be a road

In Tibet, where snow and rough terrain would many times make the road impossible to find or navigate, travelers would leave each other with the blessing of “May there be a road”. As I sit here at home in front of a fire, Christmas tree, and surrounded by family and friends, I can’t help but [...]