We are all in this together is much more than a simple or ordinary phrase. It expresses a truth that affects all of us. We are brought into life from […] Read More »
Have you made any New Year’s resolutions? Have you created a bucket list for the year? What about deciding to take part in a challenge? We have a challenge that […] Read More »
For several in our Department, the year 2020 has been filled with both personal and professional challenges. We have mourned the loss of several of those closest to us. We […] Read More »
Dear Heavenly Father, We come to you in the name of the Creator. We ask you, Lord, to send your angels to protect all those who compose the LASD, that […] Read More »
An occasional drink of alcohol is no reason for concern. However, like electricity and water, certain things do not mix well. Alcohol and stress are two such things, as they […] Read More »
The title of Neil Sedaka’s 1960 hit song perfectly captures how difficult and challenging it can be to end a relationship, as well as to adaptively grieve/mourn its end. Painful […] Read More »
At the end of April, we started a Zoom support group for health-care workers in our church. I had heard about the stresses they were going through with the spread […] Read More »
Say the word “deputy” and notice what comes to mind. One of the most familiar images is someone strong, standing between innocence and danger. We in law enforcement face so […] Read More »
The Stanford School of Business has students complete an exercise that offers an opportunity to examine personal impact, accomplishments and identity. The simple activity is composed of several questions designed […] Read More »
General George “Old Blood and Guts” Patton. Perhaps one of the most successful generals of World War II or of any war, for that matter — during a time of […] Read More »