Face the facts!

Facts are problematic. It's easy to simply dismiss them, but then we can't make progress as a nation; we can't do what we have done so well for so long; put the best of both political visions to work to create a synergy that empowers our "We the people" political will. 

Step back, breath deeply, think critically and refuse the Kool Aid people on both sides of the asile have prepared for this election cycle...oh, and don't forget to pray for guidence.

On the road again...

On the road, headed to KS...500 miles today, most of it off the beaten path, avoided the interstate where I could; wanted to get close to the land, the water and communities like...Watseka, Vandalia, Mexico, Blowing Green, Lee's Summit and Humansville..."2 lanes only" kind of trip.  I love my country.  So diverse...so independent but interdependent too...what a place.


As dusk gave way to darkness I came around a curve; there before me was the Mississippi. It startled me--so close I could see steam coming off the backwater.  What a beautiful sight-the bright dusk sky reflecting off the river--a barge making it's up down to St. Louis. The best part: an instant before I navigated the curve, my Bluetooth beeped and Laura was on the phone with me.


We shared that moment together. I'm blessed.