Dealing With Dots
May 1st, 2022
It’s an early Sunday morning and two U.S. soldiers sit on a small radar station in the Pacific monitoring a radar screen. Most days this is an uneventful responsibility, but today, things will be diff...  Read More
by Brandon Matthews
Firm Foundations
March 1st, 2022
It was the first storm of the 2010 Pacific hurricane season, but one of the most catastrophic. Tropical Storm Agatha began forming on May 29th and became the deadliest tropical cyclone in the eastern ...  Read More
by Brandon Matthews
Vaping Still an Issue
January 20th, 2022
Youth e-cigarette use remains an ongoing concern as the attached survey found that more than 2 million U.S. middle school and high school e-cigarette users used e-cigarettes in 2021, and almost 85 per...  Read More
by Brandon Matthews
Real Recovery
November 30th, 2021
Addiction is a cruel master, and many of us are slaves. However, there is freedom in the midst of our failure. Today we talk with Daniel Oldham who is no longer bound by addiction.How did your drug us...  Read More
by Brandon Matthews
Holiday Stress Tips
November 18th, 2021
Have a Stress Free Holiday Season“It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” If it’s the most wonderful time of the year, why is it such a struggle? Many find that the holidays bring as much stress as...  Read More
by Brandon Matthews
When Your Boat Doesn't Float
September 1st, 2021
It is a once in a lifetime opportunity. With a ticket in hand you board for the very first sailing of this modern marvel. On board the ship features a gymnasium, swimming pool, libraries, high-class r...  Read More
by Brandon Matthews
Don't Buy the Lie
June 1st, 2021
While on a trip to Kosovo, my wife and I spent some time shopping in a downtown retail area. Store after store I was amazed at the low prices. Name brand shoes, sun glasses, clothes, and watches were ...  Read More
by Brandon Matthews
Marijuana vs. Cannabis
May 11th, 2021
At Johnny’s Ambassadors, we educate parents and teens about the dangers of today’s high-THC marijuana on adolescent brain development, mental illness, and suicide. Recently, Johnny’s Ambassadors has b...  Read More
by Laura Stack (Guest Author)
Trouble Trouble Trouble
May 1st, 2021
Singer-songwriter Ray LaMontagne said “Trouble been doggin’ my soul since the day I was born. Worry just will not seem to leave my mind alone. Sometimes I swear it feels like this worry is my only fri...  Read More
by Brandon Matthews
What's Your Response?
April 1st, 2021
I’ve heard it said that “Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you respond to it.” This means that the things that happen to you are not as important as how you respond to them. In your current ...  Read More
by Brandon Matthews
Try Again
March 1st, 2021
Bruce Lee once said “I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.” There is great value in repetition. There is great strength in...  Read More
by Brandon Matthews
Stuck?
February 1st, 2021
Have you ever been stuck? Stuck without a ride, stuck without gas, stuck without money? Being stuck in your circumstance is a bad feeling. I think there are many of us giving up simply because we feel...  Read More
by Brandon Matthews
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