SEPTEMBER 2016 - The goal to write a daily dose of inspiration during the month of September came to an abrupt, if enchanted, end this...

SEPTEMBER 2016 - Arriving home later than usual, the sun’s last rays cast warm, flattering light as my bride of almost 23 years issued an...

SEPTEMBER 2016 - Do not underestimate the value of life with dogs. As I attempt to write this, Ivy, the white and tan Chihuahua, is...

MARCH 2016 - At the same time that a brash, crass celebrity megalomaniacal narcissist was getting more air time and votes than anybody in...

FEBRUARY 2016 - I had an unexpected pleasure this week. I met a gentleman who, many years ago, worked for Thomas Frist Sr., the founder...

FEBRUARY 2016 - A cold front is blowing through our little corner of Georgia, and there are snow flurries flying and a few icicles...

January 2016 - Both my kids have clearly inherited their mom's artistic talents. Ethan, in addition to being an amazing musician,...

JANUARY 2016 - January 13 was my dad’s birthday. Pood, the nickname his 12 brothers and sisters gave him, would have been 84 years old....

JANUARY 2016 - The thin black frame holds a place of prominence, centered on an eye-level shelf, accompanied by a tiny bronze, long-nosed...

JANUARY 2016 - Four words. Atkinson’s Peanut Butter Bar. Every once in a while you come upon that thing that transports you back in time....

JANUARY 2016 (REVISED) - A guy I graduated high school with posted a New Year reminder – five simple rules that, if followed, just might...

DECEMBER 2015 - This holiday didn't turn out like I thought it would. I have been told that Christmas is for kids and that the magic of...

DECEMBER 2015 - My sweet cousin, already a candidate for World's Greatest Mom, posted on Facebook this picture of her family's nativity...

NOVEMBER 2015 - I love Friday nights. Friday night is date night, reserved for Autumn. After dinner, we hop in the truck and go in search...

AUGUST 2015 - It's been a long, teary, quiet week since we dropped our boy at college. The herd of boys, young men really, who have...

AUGUST 2016 - We drove the 200 or so miles and pulled in front of Belmont Mansion where a chipper young coed with copper hair took E's...

AUGUST 2015 - It didn't hit me until I was in the middle of my summer Saturday routine. Walking back and forth, cutting horizontal...

Update, AUGUST 2022: This blog post, now seven years old, was written at a time when I wanted my words to express what I hoped for, but...

APRIL 2015 - What happens when two seemingly conflicting beliefs exist in the same plane? Faith is born. I am confident that God has...

AUGUST 2012 - Herbert Morehead loved his sister. His moving, angst-filled Facebook post about her recent passing is one the most...