Making Waves Blog
Sharing Peace
The end of 2017 was only three years ago but is already difficult to recall in detail. Although I chronicle most of the paths I have traveled, I...
A Moment of Spotlight
This past week, the Salvation Army's Communication Team released a printed article and associated video announcing the opening of the Prayer Garden...
Shattering The Twisted Mirror
Over the past couple of weeks, I've been trying to do a better job reaching out to the "forgotten" people in my life. They are people who are...
Steve’s Amish Barn Raising
My job regularly carries me to northern Ohio. One of my frequent trips is to a one-million square foot facility that is located in an Amish...
Can I be a Cosmo?
I barely looked when my mobile phone rang. The meeting had already run for almost six hours and nobody knew when it might end. Regular business...
Strength & Weakness
I needed to visit the chiropractor. The tweak in my back wasn't going away by itself. It was right in the center, all the way down at my waistline....
In the Garden
Rain in North Texas is unlike anywhere else I have lived. It is a rare day that sees a soft, steady rainfall that lasts for hours. Precipitation...
The Empty Boat
A few weeks ago, Steve Thomas and I started talking about building a prayer garden on Lewisville's Salvation Army property that he manages. It is a...
An Unlikely Friendship
I was in the front yard of the Salvation Army in Lewisville talking to Steve Thomas when my phone buzzed. We were excitedly making preparations to...
Mom’s Journal – Letter to Papa
On my trip to Tennessee a couple of months ago, Dad gave me Mom's journalings. They aren't a proper journal. She was wildly inconsistent in...