My Friend, Gene I had a great dad. I know that isn’t everyone’s story, but it’s mine and I’m forever grateful. I also had other men who…
The Birth of a Friend This time of year, men, women, and children of faith turn their hearts and minds toward a birth some 2,000 years ago in the…
“Merry” is a word we tend to associate with this season. It means joyful, happy, festive. If we’re being honest, however, most of us…
Time isn’t an Illusion…It’s a Trick Today marks 15 years since my mother’s passing, and I’ve become all-too-aware of time’s trick on my senses.
Welcome Home I live with absence every day. My son tells me a story and I hear tiny fragments of my brother, Jason, in the tale. He’s been gone so long that sometimes I have to focus on a memory just to recall his voice. A song will play on the radio that I recall singing along with on my dad’s knee as we rocked next to the behemoth wooden stereo that filled my childhood with so much music. He’s near in those moments…just not near enough.
Love with Abandon. My wife and I have had a few conversations with (4 year-old) Jacob lately about boundaries. He's always running over to strangers in the…
Not all the superheroes are at Marvel and DC! My wife, Heidi, is a superhero. No, it’s true. She doesn’t wear a cape or fly (that I’m aware of!) but I’m fairly convinced…
Home My good friend, Ryan Jennings, lives in Healdton, Oklahoma. Healdton is a small, oil field town that has seen its fortunes run dry…
The Fear of Failure A little over two years ago, after struggling for some time with the loss of my parents, I decided to put the hurt I…
