Maribel, one of my daughters, was a runner in high school. My could she run! I loved watching her explode with energy at the start and seconds later cross the finish line – usually first! One of her races was… Continue reading

It’s my birthday, a good day to reflect on my life. Today marks 62 years since my arrival in this world to two young, hopeful kids in a hospital in rural Iowa on a Thursday night. It’s been an interesting… Continue reading

This morning someone posted a link on Facebook to the obituary of a beautiful 23 year-old woman who died at a Red Roof Inn in Danville, PA on Saturday.  I did not know Delaney, but her story made me weep.… Continue reading

My tour of Meramec Cavern in Sullivan, MO was well worth the fee and the time. We walked for over a mile beneath the earth’s surface. The cave was amazing, though dark, damp, and chill. The guide told us that… Continue reading

Road trip! I got home a few hours ago after taking a 3000 mile jaunt from NJ to Missouri, then looping up through Kansas and Nebraska, into Iowa, and then back home crossing through parts of 9 states in 7… Continue reading

This Monday morning millions of people will groan; “back to work.” Are you one of them? Even as your feet hit the floor, were you expecting a bad commute, a surly boss, and a miserable week? Be honest with yourself.… Continue reading

There is an epidemic in America that we do not talk about. In spite of all our technology that keeps us ‘connected,’ I find that people are often lonely.  I am sure you realize that it is possible to be… Continue reading

I looked across the restaurant and saw a man and woman sitting across from each other, chatting, their hands touching, smiling. My dinner was not as enjoyable because I drifted into envy, wishing my wife were on the other of… Continue reading

The surge of anger that I felt was something like standing in the ocean surf and being swept off my feet by a  wave. I could have offered all kinds of excuses for my emotion – repeated offense, frustration, fatigue,… Continue reading

Yesterday was one of those days when joy overflowed in me; even though it was raining hard from dark skies and my arm hurt from the blood draw at the lab!  I love those days, don’t you? How do we… Continue reading