When we were young

Here we are – The Heralds of Hope. The Salvation Army’s 1981 to 1983 session of cadets. That’s Wendy and I on the bottom right. Lots of stories that came out of the faces here. Sadly we lost 5 of our session to cancer. But 35 years later we had a most interesting reunion! We…

2023 in review

When we were young SA officers I would get the statement telling me what our monthly pension would be. I didn’t really understand those statements in those days and I remember being shocked and worried that I would get $104/month! Yikes. I later realized that each year that number increased based on years of service,…

Accordions and interviews

So here’s a deal…. My good friend Floyd is an accordion player. Not that I have seen him with one in a while but I know he plays – the truth is that his wife sold it when he was away once so it is gone…but none the less I do send him a picture…