Welcome back, my friends. Let us sit a spell on the porch and talk about a real, enduring American story. One that shows exactly what we are made of when the chips are down. You look at the skyline of New York today, and there it stands, proud and unmoving. The bridge. It is a […]
The Arctic Race of Mercy Pull up a chair, friend, and pour yourself a hot cup of coffee. When the winter wind rattles your windows and the cold settles deep into the bones of the countryside, it is easy to feel small against the power of nature. But today, I want to tell you a […]
The Man Who Sang in the South Tower Hello there, friend. Pull up a chair and let me share a story with you. It is a story about the kind of quiet, steady courage that built this great country of ours. We Americans share a collective memory of a Tuesday morning in September. On the […]
Pull up a chair, pour yourself a hot cup of coffee, and let me tell you a story. It is a story about the America I have known and loved my entire life. It is not a tale about famous generals or slick politicians in Washington. It is about everyday, hardworking people doing absolutely extraordinary […]
The Mother Who Refused to Let Grief Win Hello, friend. Pull up a chair and let me share a story that gets right to the very heart of what makes our country so special. We as Americans have a long history of looking out for one another. From the heartland farms to the bustling city […]
A Feathered Soldier’s Unlikely Journey Hello there, friend. Pull up a comfortable chair, pour yourself a hot cup of coffee, and sit a spell with me. I have lived in this beautiful country for a lot of years. I have seen times of great prosperity and times of deep struggle. Throughout all those changing seasons, […]
The Girl Who Rode Double Paul Revere’s Distance Hello there, friend. Pull up a comfortable chair and pour yourself a warm cup of coffee. I want to spend a little time sharing a story about the unbreakable spirit of this great nation. We Americans truly love our history. We cherish the campfire tales of courage […]
The Night the Ocean Froze Pull up a chair and let me share a story with you. We hear a lot of noise on the news these days. It is easy to think folks have forgotten how to look out for one another. But whenever I start to worry about the future of our great […]
Well friends, if you are anything like me, you might still carry a few fond memories of the summer of 1976. I was younger then, full of energy, and I remember watching the tall ships sailing proudly into New York Harbor. I remember the red, white, and blue fire hydrants in our neighborhood and the […]
Welcome, friend. Pull up a chair and let us talk about something that sits at the very core of our great nation. If you look closely at the story of America, you will notice a common thread running through every chapter. It is a story of folks who looked out at the horizon and decided […]