For reasons I have struggled with all week,
what I am about to share has left me divided.
There are two major points that have had a
tug-of-war with my head and neither has won.
What they have done, however is leave shrapnel 
Now.… —-> Continue…
I was reminded again tonight of something
that my brother said to me not too long ago.
“No good deed goes unpunished.”
I’ve heard that phrase before, but
haven’t really understood the meaning.
So tonight, as all good Americans do – I checked The Internet!… —-> Continue…
How would you feel
if you saved someone’s life ?
No, really. Quit “multi-tasking”
and give this some serious thought.
Picture whatever scenario you want to:
Pull a person from a burning building
just before the roof caves in.
Perform the Heimlich maneuver on a child
who was choking in a restaurant.… —-> Continue…
Some time ago, I ran across this
quote by Martin Luther King, Jr.
“You don’t have to see
the whole staircase,
just take the first step.”
When I read this, I pictured a spiral staircase -
one that quickly turned out of sight as it twisted upward.… —-> Continue…
Here we are – facing a Happy New Year!
Now, I know a lot of people around the new year have
spent time making resolutions to finding solutions
to things that weren’t quite so right last year.
A new year…
What better time for a fresh start, right?
It’s after midnight, and
by all rights I should go to sleep.
But then again, some things can’t wait.
Ever since last night a line
has been repeating itself
over and over in my head.
“There are bigger things at work here…”
It’s a line (or close to it) from
one of the Spider Man movies.… —-> Continue…
It occurred to me the other day that at times
I hold too high of expectations for my son.
Actually, it was the other day + 5 years.
I jotted down the thought with the intent on
finishing it sooner than now, but here we are.… —-> Continue…
