Whispers in the Wind: The Legend of Bonnie Sue The Story of a Military Wife: A LegendOn any given day at MCAS Cherry Point, the wind is alive with the roar of jet engines. It is the sound, as proudly proclaimed by the air station welcome sign, of freedom. The stories of those who hav......
A Military Wife's Heartache: Semper Fidelis Topic : A Military Wife's Heartache The air was crisp that bright autumn day, not unlike the uniforms of the hundreds of Marines who had gathered to mark the passage of a sacred occasion. A sea of faces filled the outdoor stadium under......
How To Tell That You're Getting Old How To Tell That You're Getting Old: A Story about Aging GracefullyThis week I celebrate another birthday, which brings me to that auspicious milestone where I am right between 52 and 54. A person only comes to this stage of life once, so I am going to make the most......
Indian Summer It was a warm, sunny October afternoon one day when I was a kid, and as I walked up the hill of our driveway after getting off the school bus at our Wisconsin dairy farm, I wondered how many more nic......
Wintergreen Topic : Christmas In Dairyland From the book: Christmas In Dairyland (True Stories From a Wisconsin Farm) http://ruralroute2.com As we drove along the dirt road north of our farm one Sunday afternoon, the color of the sky reminde......
Shoes Gone Astray This Article is About: E Store, Shoe Store, Old Woman Dorothy lost hers. I forgot mine. My wife broke hers. I speak of shoes, of course. So why are we all smiling? Dorothy is that sweet little girl who broke in that bustin' bronco of a tornado, land......
The Spirit of Father's Day The Spirit of Father's DaySome time ago I received a gift from both of my children. It was spontaneous and had nothing to do with Father’s day. Yet, at the same time it had everything to do with Father’s day. My son, Kai, - h......
The Story of Lance Armstrong This Article is About: Story Of The Year, Story Map, Toy Story 2 With his recent unprecedented seventh victory in the Tour de France, Lance Armstrong is perhaps the greatest cyclist ever. Early YearsBorn Lance Edward Gunderson on September 18, 1971, in Plano Texas, to Linda Gayle Mooneyham and Eddie Charles Gunde...