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Why We Avoid Community
On Wednesday I held the first meeting of my new peer group. I invited several local police wives to join me once a week to go through A CHiP on…
Read MoreHello, My Name is Victoria
My daughter and I were watching TV together the other night. She asked me a question about the show, and I started to tear up. She gave me that teenage-are-you-really-getting-emotional-about-HGTV-Mom?-look.…
Read MoreAn LEOW Thanksgiving
Over the freeway and through the neighborhood To my mother’s house we go A well-worn road With kids in tow To spend another holiday alone. Over the freeway and through…
Read MoreTwo Minutes with Gilmartin
Last week I had the opportunity to attend Dr. Kevin Gilmartin’s training on Emotional Survival for Law Enforcement. It was my first time listening to him teach in person. I…
Read MoreBelow 100: Officer Safety 101
On Monday I drove my little Prius to the Bay Area to attend a Below 100 Training. This is the third such training I’ve sat through, and it gets me…
Read MoreHeroism: A Learned Response
Every September I do the same thing – I watch shows that tell the stories of 9/11. I’m well versed in Flight 93 – I’ve watched just about everything I…
Read MoreWarriors at Home
We are the warriors behind those who go to war. While our officers battle on the streets, we battle from within our homes. We are the strong, back up forces…
Read MoreMiley, We’re Not in Montana Anymore!
I’ve never watched the VMA awards before. I don’t even know what VMA stands for. And I don’t really care. But this week has been overshadowed by the latest shocking…
Read MoreWhen Grief Comes
The thunder rumbled and the room lit up. She sighed heavily, leaning over to see that her husband was not in bed. And then she remembered where he was. Sadness.…
Read MoreRonald Reagan: A Human Inspiration
This is not a political post. The one thing I dislike about politics is that people are divided, placed into different groups and sometimes pitted against each other. If you’ve…
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