I Have Been Provoked | Part Two
I ended Part One of “I Have Been Provoked” with these words, “we have to rethink the fight with cancer.” I never expected to be in the middle of this fight. Heck, I never expected to hear the words, “you have cancer.” Even worse, those words were not spoken...
The Love of My Life | Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulez!
In less than 12 hours, our son, Taylor, and I, will start our first half-marathon together. We are here in New Orleans. It is a special time. It is a special place, and my latest reflections on the love of my life have been over 26 years in the...
I Have Been Provoked | Part One
I am frequently asked “what do you do?” That is always a hard question for me to answer, because what I do is a function of who I am. To understand what I do is to understand what makes me tick. What drives me. Who I love. What makes...
The Love of My Life | Shadows
For the past few months, I have written and blogged about the Love of My Life, Maureen. I’ve been rereading a few of those posts now, crying and laughing as I think about just how lucky I am to be the guy in these stories. I lived these moments...
The Love of My Life | Bubbles AND Powdered Donuts
As I sit to capture in words my musings over the holidays, I think it is important to note my setting. I am sitting in the lobby of a quaint San Antonio hotel, just along the Riverwalk. The kids (Taylor, Kyla and Katelyn) and I drove down here yesterday...