Mallet: Rhythm in the Night
A mallet beating drums sends rhythm through the air my heart is beating music with a flair Heart pounding sign of being alive blood flowing through my veins circulating […]
Category Archives: history
Rush: Morning Meditation
In the early morning before the daily rush meditating in the outdoors telling my mind to hush Listening carefully to the sounds outside living in the moment putting […]
Mississippi Gulf Coast : The Art of Healing and Remembering Hurricane Katrina
Life is full of challenges that can be damaging to the human soul. Some challenges such as broken relationships and disease are internal. The restoration of the soul may take […]
An Adventure at Mount Locust on the Natchez Trace
The Natchez Trace Parkway begins in Natchez, Mississippi and ends in Nashville, Tennessee. The Natchez Trace has long served as a highway for explorers and travelers. One of the oldest […]
The American Flag: A Symbol of Opportunity
Flag day is an important day in my household. We honor the American flag and reflect upon how it symbolizes aspects of our lives. I come from a military family […]
The Rusty Bell
There is an old bell that sits on a path reminder of old times remnant of history’s wrath The tree surrounding it telling volume of stories of old a […]
In memory of a Mississippi soldier on Memorial Day
The small Mississippi farm has been the source of survival for the family for a long time. It has been 10 years since the father of the family committed suicide. […]
Alaska: A Tour of the Yukon
Alaska is a wonderful place to explore and visit. The cruise ship had pulled into port and we prepared for our tour of the Yukon in Canada. The air was […]
Qualm: Riding the Steep Hills of a Mississippi Park
It was a humid summer morning in the military park. All around were monuments to a war of another century. In Mississippi there are no mountains and only a few […]
Rocky Springs : An Adventure into the Past
Rocky Springs is an adventure into Mississippi history. Located on the Natchez Trace the ghost town has now been transformed into a campground and a trail detailing it’s past life. […]
