JUNE 2022 - Tomorrow is Father's Day. It is one of the hardest days of the year for me. Here's why: In June of 1998, I was a busy...

APRIL 2018 - The scatterer has come up against you. Man the ramparts; watch the road; dress for battle; collect all your strength.- Nahum...

SEPTEMBER 2016 - I use the notes app on my phone to jot down inspiration, ideas, affirmations and important information that I'm prone to...

SEPTEMBER 2016 - The small black book lays on the table beside my bed. I don’t use it as often as I should. It’s a relatively hew effort....

SEPTEMBER 2016 - I’m not sure what sparked the conversation, but a buddy asked me about my growing up years the other day. I don’t really...

SEPTEMBER 2016 - The sky is blue. The weather is warm, but not too hot. The stands are divided by colors. The band plays. The crowd leans...

SEPTEMBER 2016 - At our house, a brief encounter with Otis, the fast-growing boxer mix that we fostered for a couple of weeks, was...

SEPTEMBER 2016 - Welcome, September. I knew you were coming, but it sure took you a while. In the waiting, we moved my boy back to...

JUNE 2016 - This greeting card verse pretty much sums up the solution. Life has seasons, and seasons have themes. This theme of this...

APRIL 2016 - Wisteria. I love to say that word. In it, I hear wistful and will-o'-the-wisp and whisper. I hear hope and faith and...

APRIL 2016 - I have given my kids a lot of advice over the past, gulp, almost 20 years, but it’s only been in the past three or so that...

MARCH 16, 2016 - My math friends got excited about 3.14 being Pi Day. Today, I'm celebrating 3.16 as Grace Day. John answered them all,...

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 - Six years ago Kiki entered our lives. Tiny, black and tan, we rescued her from a shelter in Fort Payne, Alabama. Intended...

JANUARY 2016 - I committed to write daily in January. Unfortunately, I failed to remember that creativity and inspiration are not defined...

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 - Always listen to your little voice, it will never lead you wrong. It’s good advice; I'm just not sure I understand it. I...

JANUARY 2016 - Four months and 15 days ago we moved E into his dorm at Belmont University. It was a momentous and extraordinary day....

JANUARY 2016 - I have Snapchat, but I don’t understand what I’m supposed to do with it. I also have Tumbler, but I have never posted...

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