I’m a storyteller who tries to make sense of everything life throws at us, and maybe even find the humor in things.
My sons were both excited, my daughter a bit less, but she was being a good sport. They wanted to see the waterfalls. Our kids were all relatively young and we had billed up the falls and our trip to the mountains for weeks. We were visiting the Shenandoah National Park in North Central Virginia. … More Running out of gas
I like to go back and read the 25-page report. The report is dated from the early 2000s and gives a medical history on my son and lists the tests the doctors administered. I’m barely a page into the report and my heart is already breaking. “The patient is still fairly young and needs intensive … More Proving the experts wrong!
Image by Fauxels by Pexels. I was lost. I wasn’t sure whether to turn right or left. In the end, the direction didn’t really matter, because no matter where I turned, it seemed to be the wrong direction. I was a new manager and I was trying to find my way. On top of everything … More I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!
I have a strange, strange habit. It dates to when I first became a newspaper reporter. Some people have healthy, life-sustaining habits like getting out and exercising each day, drinking plenty of water, or going to sleep at a set time each day, while others have questionable ones like playing with their hair, cracking their … More Life lessons from an unlikely place
As a young boy I watched my father take a block of wood and hold it in his hands. Others saw a piece of rubbish, but my father saw the value hidden below the surface. He’d analyze the wood, turn it over in his hands, and examine it for imperfections. When he was satisfied, he … More Carving out my place in the world
I was tiring. I had run a strong two and a half miles, but I was struggling. I was on my high school cross country team, and I had just over a half mile to go to reach the finish line. The pack of runners that had started the race were strung out in a … More Making a run for it
I was prepared for the interview. I had done my homework and was ready for anything. I had my resume laid out in front of me, so that I could speak to specific skills and experiences that I wanted to highlight. I had a separate list of questions that I wanted to raise. I even … More You decide: Team Eeyore or Team Tigger?
We went to an ice cream parlor recently and a little boy, who couldn’t have been older than three or four years old, had the biggest smile on his face as he licked his ice cream cone. His smile and squeals of laughter from playing with his sister were heart-warming. Everyone in the shop stopped to … More Moved to tears
Two weeks ago, I asked my wife to read one of my blog posts. She had already read it two other times, but she agreed, giving it one final review and told me that it looked fine. When I pressed her on an important change in wording, she laughed and said, “Yes, I saw that, … More Out of my comfort zone
Several years ago, my wife and I went to an office supply store to get a few Back to School items for her classroom. The school, located in an urban district, provides a budget, but it’s usually not much, so we usually cover the rest for paper, pencils, extra library books for her students, etc. … More Thinking like a kid
The Heart of the Matter 