One of my favorite stories is about what happened at Arlington National Cemetery when Hurricane Isabel slammed into the East Coast of the United States. The huge storm lashed North Carolina and Virginia, then moved northward all the way to Canada, leaving 16 dead and cutting power to six million homes. The edges of the hurricane passed through Washington, D.C., prompting the president and members of Congress to find safe quarters.   That was not the case at the cemetery, where guards have...

One of my favorite people is Butch Wilmore, a former astronaut and Navy pilot. You may recall that Butch was one of two astronauts who flew up to the International Space Station in June 2024, expecting to stay eight days. But malfunctions in the spacecraft left them “stuck” in space for nine months until NASA could bring them home. I interviewed Butch twice for my YouTube channel while he was in space , and as always, he was full of life and positivity and, most importantly, full of faith....

Take a step back and look at life: It can be downright hard. It’s challenging. It can knock us down. You are surrounded by people in your family, at school, in your neighborhood and at work who need someone to come alongside and help them get up. Others may need a good word. Some just need a hug . We all need words that give us grace. I’ll never forget Barbara telling me what happened one day when the kids came home from school. She told one of our sons she loved him and gave him a “welcome...