Stories of Hope

Matthew Bradford is an inspiration to me personally. As a young Marine, Matthew’s world changed when a bomb detonated beneath his feet while he was deployed in Haditha, Iraq in 2007. He was [...]

I met Sofia and her family early on in her diagnosis, right around the time I was releasing Hope Unseen. Her family is from Prosser and would come to all my book signings and events held in the [...]

LAURA M. WALKER 1LT, Engineers Fort Hood, Texas (Military Family) Delak, Afghanistan; KIA – IED First Lieutenant Laura M. Walker was assigned to the 864th Engineer Combat Battalion (Heavy), [...]

DEREK S. HINES 1LT, Field Artillery Newburyport, MA Baylough, Afghanistan; KIA – Small Arms Fire 1LT Derek S. Hines, 25, died on September 1, 2005 in Baylough, Afghanistan.  His unit was [...]

RHETT W. SCHILLER CPT, Infantry Waterford, Wisconsin Balad Ruz, Iraq; KIA – Small Arms Fire Captain Rhett W. Schiller was assigned to the 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade [...]

LEONARD M. COWHERD 2LT, Armor Culpeper, VA Karbala, Iraq; KIA – Small Arms Fire Second Lieutenant Leonard M. Cowherd, 22, of Culpeper, VA died May 16, 2004 in Karbala, Iraq, when he [...]

Remembrance.  Solemnity. Two words to describe this day, a day created to honor the fallen soldiers of the Civil War.   Today, not only does Memorial Day honor all soldiers who have fallen since [...]

It was an honor and a privilege to serve with Joseph and Adam, the men who started Walk of Life. We battled together during some of the heaviest of times. While my deployment was cut short due to [...]

I first heard of Eric when I was newly blind and wondering if I would ever get to live the adventurous life I once had. Eric was a known and experienced mountaineer who regularly hiked with [...]

Mac is a very special friend of mine. I was introduced to him at a young age when Mac‘s Dad was my head football coach.  As I grew and joined the Military, I always tried to keep up to date [...]