This is an article previously published on this website. In case any of you missed it, I wanted to share with you the most important lesson about life and better stories I learned from my dad. I was 21 years old when my father died.. His cancer was first discovered 8 years earlier. He had […]
One night several weeks ago, my sons and I went out for a guys’ night out. From time to time it is fun to go somewhere the girls don’t. It is fun to eat wings and fries and anything else bathed in the deep fryer. It fun to eat dinner without anybody screaming. Unless of […]
This article is part 3 in a series on becoming. In case you missed them, be certain to read Part 1: Becoming Summer or Part 2: Don’t stop being you. I want to read more. I want to exercise, at least some. I want to keep the clothes off the floor of my closet. But […]
Joe is the kind of friend I can be honest with. When I told him my story, I held nothing back. But I would discover I wasn’t being honest with myself. I was telling him about our plans to adopt. We already had four kids and now we were looking to add to our family […]
This is part 2 in a series titled “On Becoming.” To read part 1, Becoming Summer, click here. Becoming requires change. During spring, a shift occurs from the dead of winter to the fullness of green of summer. Brown is transformed into life. Naked trees clothes themselves with fashions that surpass anything Paris has to […]
Is there something you want to do or someone you want to become, but never seem to manage it? Lose weight? Organize your desk? Your home? Your life? Exercise? It is common for me to hear people say something like, “I want to lose weight. But I just can’t. No matter how hard I try, […]
If you had an extra $5, what could you do with it? …. Not much huh? I probably spend that much on the gas used to get me to work but with nothing left over to buy coffee to keep me awake. Five dollars doesn’t seem to go very far at all anymore. A Risky […]
I. When I look at them I see smiles and laughter. Sometimes I see jealously and anger. Sometimes I see that they are up to no good. At other times I see something deep in their hearts that I am unable to decipher. But I always see them. I see past the window dressing of […]
This is a guest post by Chris Morris. Chris is a CPA by day, but a creative at heart. He loves telling stories to inspire and encourage others, even when life seems busted. He also loves a great cup of coffee, preferably French press. He writes at Chris Morris Writes. You can follow him on […]
The file sat on my desk. Waiting. We had poured over every square inch. Every word had been read and then re-read. Like a detective, we were searching for hidden clues. A little bit of information that to help us uncover something hidden. Two different doctors had looked over the medical information, most of which […]
