by Rick | Jan 9, 2026 | Blog, Inspirational
My heart raced as the opposing team harassed our point guard while the clock ticked down the final seconds of the State Championship game. If they stole the ball, their deadeye, three-point shooter would surely tie the game. Finally, the clock reached zero and our...
by Rick | Apr 3, 2025 | Blog, Inspirational
Pearl and Bonnie had been missing for five days. Ron Betzen was sick with worry as he ambled down the wooded hillside from his home overlooking Fall River in Kansas. Once he reached the shoreline, he eased his waiting boat into the water and fired up the motor. The...
by Rick | Apr 7, 2024 | Blog, Inspirational
“Our communities need us to dream for them.” Marcia Taylor-Trump As I traveled to Howard down the undulating two-lane road sandwiched by sienna-colored prairie grasses of the Flint Hills, I reminisced about previous trips there. In my high school football days, I...
