SCARED BUT NOT ABANDONED

If you’re like me, these past few weeks have been hard as I watched a disaster unfold in Afghanistan. Today, my son asked me why I cared so much about this instance when there are atrocities going on around the world. Here is my answer.

I worked as a political consultant for twenty years. During my career I was fortunate to work not only in my own country but in several around the world, including the Middle East. I get globalism and how we all need to work together to achieve better living standards for those less fortunate. However, being in the Middle East only reinforced my belief…