We live in an age of instant everything. Instant  soup. Instant coffee. Fast foods. High speed Internet. We want everything instantly. I fear we are becoming an impatient culture. We are [...]

I wrote this poem for the first group of veterans and inserted their names. For the next group, I inserted new names. My first reaction was that I was cheating, that I was giving the second group [...]

Avoiding. Embracing. Fearing. Loving. Accepting. 

The image that title conjures up for me is a parent walking into a room and one of the kids is crying. It’s time for that parent to figure out and sort out what is going on. Why the tears? Make [...]

Last night I was getting ready to sing to eight veterans, and one trip leader, a total of nine. As they were gathering, I got a text from a friend who said he was in the audience of a Jewel [...]

One of the things I love best about Project Healing Waters, is the ability to be with my tribe. Be it man, woman, Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard…active, guard, reserve, retired, [...]

They came from all over Virginia:  Tidewater, the Shenandoah Valley, the Blue Ridge, and even Northern Virginia.  They were Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force Veterans. 

There is something magical about Montana and the whole group is excited to soak it in for the next several days.

Lessons come in many shapes and sizes. I put them into two categories. Those that are pleasant to learn. They are easy. Fun. It’s sort of like a freebie. You learn something important, you walk [...]

By David Borostyan After weeks of anticipation, the Freedom Ranch #5 group of Army and Navy veterans finally arrived in Montana. All had been looking forward to this trip and were excited […]