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Not I, nor anyone else
can travel that road for you. 
You must travel it for yourself. 
                                  Walt Whitman

 

Blog Reflections
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Welcome, fellow traveler! 

We may not have met, but I suspect we've traversed familiar terrain. Most of us travel long distances in search of happiness, meaning, or love. We climb the highest mountains, we trek across the deserts, and we explore the ocean's depths. We are restless until we find our heart's desire.

We craft our way through triumphs and tragedies, achievements and mistakes. And just when we imagine we are lost, we are helped by kind strangers or healers or friends. We are even assisted by those who may seem to be foes.

Perhaps we struggle with issues such as a bad relationship or the death of a loved one. Whatever our individual challenges may be, though, no one is spared the experience of sorrow, fear or regret. And so it is that we travel through life trying to make sense of it all.

This site focuses on that journey. I share my thoughts, my books and poetry, and I host guest writers. If you'd like to be a guest someday, just let me know. 

Poet John O'Donohue reminds us, "When your way of belonging in the world is truthful to your nature and your dreams, your life opens up joyfully, powerfully and tenderly."  My hope is that you find this site affirming of who you are.  Travel mercies! 


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LETTING GO INTO PERFECT LOVE is a multi-award-winning memoir. It tackles the difficult challenges of life, particularly domestic violence and molestation by clergy. Alternately heart-wrenching and joyful, this is a story of triumph over adversity. It’s often described as an uplifting account of learning how to forgive the unforgiveable. The book includes glimpses of celestial beings and descriptions of miracles -- all accompany us as we journey to the one perfect love. Please check out My Memoir page for reviews and comments.  ​

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THE CONTRACT between heaven and earth is a collaborative effort with author John W. Howell. Published June, 2018, the book has garnered multiple awards and acknowledgements. 

​Have you wondered about your purpose in life? Have you experienced Déjà vu? THE CONTRACT is a story of two people who had more questions than answers, and yet, they pursued love and were instrumental in preventing the ultimate destruction. Their life purpose was beyond what they could have imagined. Because they trusted, however, they helped save the planet. 

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THE CHOICE, the unexpected heroes is the sequel to THE CONTRACT. Published June, 2019, it picks up where the first book ends, at Begert Air Force Base in northern California. General Taylor, the base commander, invites Admiral Parker to the base to help him determine who is behind the murders of two civilians. It becomes evident that their deaths are part of a bigger plan involving world domination. The general and admiral become engrossed in a mystery which implicates key D.C. officials in a traitorous cabal. They are unsure who can be trusted and who cannot. 

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THE CULMINATION, a new beginning is the third book in The Contract thriller series. Published November, 2020, it follows the tragic ending of The Choice.

​After an assassination attempt on an Air Force base in northern California, tensions mount. Heads of state meet to craft a denuclearization agreement. The meetings between these nuclear powers take a murderous turn. A nefarious conspiracy re-emerges and leads the characters into the heart of the Middle East, where they encounter the unexpected and find a reason for hope.
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REDEMPTION, A Father's Fatal Decision is a mystery thriller involving a family. When Lisa Holmes visits her parents one fateful Saturday morning, she hugs her father and walks to her childhood bedroom. The doorbell rings. Her father opens the door, and one minute later, he lies dead on the floor—three bullets to the chest.

In this fast-paced mystery, Lisa and her brother, Trace, embark on a quest to solve the murder of their father. The journey takes them into a secret world where nothing is as it seems. As the puzzle pieces begin to coalesce, they discover the meaning of Redemption. 

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THE GIFT is a family relationship story that takes place in a 1958 American suburb. Shelly doesn't know the power of a kiss, or how it will change her entire life. At sixteen years old, she falls in love with a young man. One night—just one night—they go too far. Months later, pregnant and shamed, Shelly’s parents banish her.

Alone and heavily pregnant, circumstances force Shelly to cross the country in an old pickup. A mistaken turn leaves her lost in a forest amidst a severe snow storm and in labor. Will she find shelter, or is it the beginning of the end? 

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THE SOUL WHISPERER'S DECISION takes the reader on a spiritual journey through tragedy to unexpected blessings. Sarah, a nurse at County Central Hospital, survives an accident that kills her two young children. While comatose, she travels into the heavenly realm where she visits with her precious little ones. She is given a choice – return to her husband or remain with her children in their celestial home. He was not in the fated automobile and now struggles with the return of PTSD from his military years. What will her decision be? Is there hope of a family again? 

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Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way. ―Viktor E. Frankl, Man’s Search for Meaning


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