2024: Do It Your Way!

A new year has been ushered in, and I gotta tell you, I am a skeptic. I have played it cool and coy for the past few years. I have been cautiously optimistic as the clock strikes midnight. We’ve been through a pandemic. We’ve lived the repercussions that have followed, and yet when you ask…

The Christmas Gathering: Update

As I put the prime-rib in the oven, the dogs were barking and the boys were busy trying out our holiday drink concoctions, I wondered for a brief moment if it was all going to come together.  Then I remembered that this chaos also belonged to everyone that was invited.  These dogs were their grand-dogs and half of these adult kids belonged to them as well.  I sent a quick text to remind them all that our chaos was their chaos and I hoped they were prepared.

Dare to Be Grateful

“Dare to Be. When a new day begins, dare to smile gratefully. When there is darkness, dare to be the first to shine a light. When there is injustice, dare to be the first to condemn it. When something seems difficult, dare to do it anyway. When life seems to beat you down, dare to…