I was listening to the radio this morning when NPR covered a story about a National Guardsman’s recovery from injury. What struck me more than anything was that his wife credits the injury with saving their marriage. Apparently, this man inspected his children before they went out to play and had explicit instructions on how

Some time ago, a friend of mine explained his spiritual life in terms of the seasons of the year. I have found it true in my life and I hope it may help in yours: After summer, when the leaves fall and all prepares for a winter sleep, it is a natural time of reflection.

I’ve been around men telling their ‘war stories’ a few times. The older I get, the more I tend to join in on these stories. While most of the conversation can center around the kind of talk that rightly belongs in the The Rancid Crabtree Fly-Fishing & Filosofical Society, sooner or later one of the