A salute to Marine Bob G. on Memorial Day

Bob G. served with the U.S. Marines in Vietnam for sixteen months and for many years has been treated for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) stemming from his combat service during the late sixties. During the thirty-two years after his service, overcome by his fears, anger, and addictions, he lost his family and went to prison […]

Death in the afternoon. How can we save our children?

I first heard about the dreadful boating accident on Oklahoma’s Grand Lake from my grandson, Nick. He was driving me to pick up my car at the Honda garage and had just heard about it from a college friend on his I-phone. The message was that two of his classmates at the University of Arkansas […]

Happy Mother’s Day, Erin.

It was close to midnight on April 10, 2002 when Erin, an attractive 22 year-old, left a tavern in West Little Rock, hopped into her bright red Saturn, buckled her seatbelt and headed west on Highway 10. During the evening, Erin had three glasses of wine, not much by her standards, but the night before […]

Why the Biblically Based 12 Step Programs Work

Conversations about the “war on drugs,” a misguided and costly effort to shut down the supply of drugs have resurfaced. My position remains that if addicted people want something badly enough, they will find a way to get it whether it be Martinis, 16 ounce soft drinks or Hostess Twinkies. Drying up demand is the […]

Time is Not Recyclable – Living One Day at a Time

Pathways to Serenity We’ve all got addictions.  Let’s deal with them. Now When you think about it, we really don’t have much choice in life than to deal with things. There is no time out in life. Everything counts. Every day. Every minute. We cannot afford to waste time. I myself spent precious years during […]