by Rick | Dec 31, 2014 | Blog
My introduction to global hunger occurred as a young meat-and-taters Kansas country-boy sitting at the kitchen table in a drafty old farmhouse. Mom slopped a glob of spinach on my plate and my heart sank. Not even the dog at my feet, which would proudly eat the vilest...
by Rick | Nov 12, 2013 | Blog, Huggable Heroes
I would have climbed Mount Everest for her. Swim the English Channel? Let me get warmed up. All it took to motivate me was her smile and a Snoopy sticker. She loved Snoopy, Charlie Brown’s dog. She was my junior high teacher, Dixie Lee Spencer, and is still in the Top...
by Rick | Nov 9, 2013 | Blog
You can get your FREE kindle version of my book, Hunger Bites: Bite Size Stories of Inspiration on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday- Nov. 9-11 at Amazon. Even if you don’t have a kindle, you can get an Kindle app for your iPad or other notebooks via the Amazon site....
by Rick | Sep 3, 2013 | Blog, People Who Inspire Me
Lately, I’ve been paying more attention to the voices in my head. As each day presents itself with challenges and opportunities, I find my decisions are greatly influenced by common, ordinary people whom I’ve known through the years whose voices I hear in my head. ...
by Rick | May 3, 2013 | Blog
I first developed my love for writing on my international hunger relief trips. I wrote because I wanted the people who supported our work to be a part of the story. Mostly, my stories were about people I met along the way who inspired me because I wanted my friends in...
