Thankfulness

Dear LEOW, I see you. I see the love and support you have for your officer. I see the gleam in your eye and how proud you are of him. I see the excitement as you see him in uniform or get a [...]

The Enormous Benefit of a Helping Hand Is there an enormous benefit to receiving a helping hand, or simply someone’s hand to hold? Do you believe there is a connection to police work? Is this [...]

Will you join me in giving a tip of the cap to our military veterans? Better yet, how about a standing ovation?  This is a minimal investment to offer our service members who make incredible [...]

My Dad is a cop. He was nearly killed when I was 9-years-old. My story begins the night we received the phone call. Mom left earlier in the day for an out of town work conference. Dad was [...]

Officer’s that have survived deadly encounters have a unique perspective, and noteworthy stories to tell. While attending the Bulletproof Mind Seminar in Fort Worth, I met Misty McBride who was [...]

It isn’t news that children have a special path to the heart of their parents. The tender moments they bring to our life make the aggravating times worthwhile. But it is news when it happens in [...]

“The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world,” said American poet, William Ross Wallace. And at times that hand carries a badge or is married to one. In either case, moms [...]

People who’ve mistaken my name, referring to me as “Jeff” instead of “Jim,” have frequently, yet unintentionally, altered my personal identification. Perhaps it is because “Jeff” [...]

I had an engaging conversation with a new friend at a dinner party last week. He is a professor with a doctorate in anthropology. After growing up on the mission field in Kenya, he now ministers [...]

Just Enough   Few in law enforcement will accumulate great wealth created by the profession. While our wages vary in different areas of the country, for the most part, they are sufficient if [...]