Mud Pie Memories and A Mom’s Motivation

Mud Pie Memories and A Mom’s Motivation

This is my family. They weren’t especially thrilled when I insisted on family photos on a brisk March morning. But they smiled through it anyway because they love and support me, and I’m grateful every day for them. This is my grandpa’s barn — a place filled with some...
A Mother’s Journey of Hope & Resilience

A Mother’s Journey of Hope & Resilience

I first met Joy while caring for her elderly father. Long before she was my senator, I knew her as a devoted daughter who cared deeply about her family and the well being of others. When my own family faced an unimaginable situation, I reached out for help. My...
Flight Captain & Cart Driver

Flight Captain & Cart Driver

While it’s not harvest, spring planting – puts farming on my mind. This is me driving the grain cart on the farm. Yes, I may be a Captain in the air, but I’m the cart driver and lunch maker on the farm. Somehow, I can fly a DC-9, but can’t run a combine with my...
Let’s Bring Back Balance

Let’s Bring Back Balance

One of the most troubling aspects of politics today is the growing polarization—between groups, candidates, and even within our own institutions—that relies on absolutes that simply do not reflect how most (of us) people think or live. Too often, it’s framed as one or...
Cockpit, Commerce & The Capitol

Cockpit, Commerce & The Capitol

Some of my best thinking happens here. From the cockpit, you see things differently — the full landscape, changing conditions, what’s ahead, and what’s at risk. It’s a perspective I’ve gained over the years as a commercial pilot, flying business leaders, doctors,...