First of all, if you’re a tv person, please do not be offended. This post is not meant to be judgmental towards the folks out there who enjoy a great deal of television and/or movie viewing. With that said, I must confess I’ve been involved in too much staring at the television as of late. … More moving away from movies
My mind jumps. From one thought to another. Work to bills to my daughter in a foreign country to my son in another city to spray painting random home objects to filling my car with gas to grocery shopping to yard work and on and on. There are the angry thoughts….. directed at people. Real … More scattered thoughts
Labor Day evening. As a child, I remember it well. All the anticipation of a new school year about to begin the next day. Yet much has changed in the many years since I attended school. Public school here in Lexington, Kentucky, began before mid August. My son started classes at the University of Louisville … More back to school
This was the week of her departure. After months and months, nearly a year actually, of planning and preparation, my daughter boarded a plane on Monday morning and headed for the Czech Republic. It was exciting to see her go. I will miss her greatly. I already do. Yet this was her dream. Her goal … More week of
My kids and I spent last Friday night in St. Louis. We walked from our hotel, which was really close to downtown to a restaurant which actually was downtown. We walked past the sky scrapers and some people hanging out in parks. We walked through a sculpture garden. We saw art deco designed courthouses and … More colors
This summer has taken me to five cities. Cincinnati Columbus Tulsa St. Louis Louisville I have navigated through at least a part of each of them. Driving down roads and freeways. Up to this point in my life, I haven’t been the designated driver, so to speak. But divorce means nearly everything changes, travel … More roads
There were years of my life in which I didn’t believe in devotional books. It wasn’t that I disliked them, per se, I just wasn’t interested in reading and/or utilizing them. I felt the bible, God’s word to his people, was enough. Just read it and don’t bother with someone’s commentary or opinion. Maybe it was … More devotion
If you know me, you’ll interpret this entry’s title to mean I’m saying adios to my son. This is not what I’m inferring. At least not in this entry. I will be saying adios to my son James in a short while, as he’ll be heading back to the University of Louisville for his second … More goodbye James
My daughter Allie and I anticipated Otterbein 2014 for a long time. As an outbound Rotary exchange student headed for the Czech Republic next month, she was required to attend this orientation. Parents are strongly suggested to go along too, so I did. Before I looked into it, I had no idea why they called the … More Otterbein weekend
I can check it off the list. Actually, there is no list. But I did it. I ran the race. I completed. Finished. Managed to run a 10K. No walking. No crying. No pouting. I, as Nike likes to proclaim, yet utilizing a different verb tense, “just did it.” So I feel good. Accomplished, at … More brave new world
Upon a Sunny Day 