Muriel Larson

New Authority for a Marine

"Who am I to counsel and advise 600 men?" I asked myself. "And what really are my values?" I had never examined my beliefs before. But now that I had been promoted to lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps, I felt I had to. At Annapolis, I was put in charge of a battalion of midshipmen--about 600 men. I also became faculty representative...

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Advice: Fear
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I am having a tough time conquering fear. I get frightened about the simple things. Sometimes at night, I worry about being alone, I worry about my family and I worry about not having enough money. I had a big problem with my car and I didn't have the money at the time it broke down and I almost fell apart. After things worked out and I did get...

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Heal a Relationship
Heal a Relationship

"I guess all my life I longed for my dad's approval," Cheryl told me, "and I never felt I had it. He never hugged or kissed me or told me he loved me. Often I hoped for a word of commendation when I did something good, but I never received one." Cheryl was in her thirties when she wrote a letter to her father telling him how she felt. "What do...

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