Mark threw himself into his work. He spent every waking minute focused and concentrating on everything he could find. He made three trips overseas in three weeks and his body was never sure what time zone it was in. On his flight home from Sydney two days before Christmas, he was mentally and phy...
DAY 6 – OCHO RIOS, JAMAICA The Lathem family broke into small groups and headed off in every direction on the beautiful island of Jamaica. For most, it was their first experience on the tropical paradise, so sight-seeing tours were the most popular trips. There were also jeep safaris, snorkeling,...
After ten years in the military, Paul had learned to sleep anywhere, so the flight to Kandahar went by quickly and he was soon on base. There were two Seal teams assembled. At one time or another Paul had worked with every member of the teams and would gladly work with them again. He trusted ever...
“I was wondering when I’d see you again,” Bess grinned brightly as Andrew waited for her to enter the house and then followed her inside. “Where have you been?” “I haven’t been anywhere but here.” “So when I can’t see you, are you watching me?” “Not usually,” Andrew replied. “Why aren’t you scare...
Matt had managed to score two tickets for the Broadway musical ‘The Lion King’ for that evening. Janie was thrilled when he called to tell her and when he picked her up she was waiting anxiously in the lobby. They drove to the Theater District and when Ray let them off in front of the theater, Ja...
Beth flew home for the holidays for the first time in six years. It was both a relief to leave New York for a little while and depressing to return to her family home and it only took a few hours of being there before she longed to be back in her apartment. Emma, sweet thing that she was, had to...