“We must attempt, rather, to bring people back to the warmth of community, to the worth of individual effort and responsibility, and of individuals working together as a community, to better their lives and their children’s future.”
– Robert F. Kennedy
Learned Helplessness: The Dogs Just Won’t Leave the Cages?
Some dogs wouldn’t leave the cage
In A Little While - The Lesson of Joey Ramone
You know Bono got these lyrics from the Bible, right?
The Guy Who Passed Out on the Porch
Greatness made him a legend. Regret made him unforgettable.
You Don’t Just Raise a Kid — You Raise the Child You Once Were
Sometimes You Heal the Past by Giving Your Kids a Better One
Don’t Perform Your Goodness - Just Live It
You Gotta Pay Extra to Turn on the TV — But the Church Can Come to You
A Signed Baseball. A Standing O. A Dad and His Son.
Not everything worth standing for takes place on a stage
When the Eggshell Cracks - What Happens to the Yolk?
Support Doesn’t Need a Stage and Love Doesn’t Need a Funeral
Happy Father’s Day — to the Single Moms, Too
Love doesn’t look like the TV version, does it?
You Cannot Have Both: Make Your Choice
And when you finally fly away, I’ll be hoping that I served you well…
- Rod Stewart
What’s the Reason for Burning Yourself Out?
A father, a golf cart, and a lesson about stress, success, and slowing down
Did You Really Come This Far Just to Disappear?
Certain things can’t live in the same space. Healing doesn’t happen where bitterness sleeps.
Rerouted Through the Police Station
A detour through shame, silence, and something like truth
Responsibility + Accountability = Peace: C’mon, Brett Favre — Just Fix It
Some people get away with it. The ones who matter? They get real.
Blog Post About a Blog Post I Didn’t Publish
Because sometimes the words we hold back say the most about who we’re becoming
There is a Cost to Caring: How Much Have You Paid?
A reflection on the emotional toll of service, and the quiet weight carried by those who care the most