Not too long ago, back when my wife and I lived in Massachusetts, we decided to take a sunset drive from Salem to Gloucester, Massachusetts. We had traveled this road many times before—a beautiful, twisting-and-turning road that hugged the rocky coast—and it was...
We are a very competitive nation; from our sports, to our business, to our hunting activities, and even our politics, we compete in many facets. We find ways of measuring everything from the size of car engines to deer racks. America is one giant competitive engine in...
The Summer brings about all kinds of opportunities for quality family time with your kids. While you often can hear about mothers dealing with challenges of the extra free time kids seem to have on their hands, it's time for Dad's to step up and draw their children...
I spoke with a friend a few months ago over a beer, and he was talking about health issues his parents were having. His mom has been battling cancer since her early 70's, and his dad was at the beginning of stage Alzheimer's. I could tell he was burdened on what to...
I long for deeper and closer friendships in my life, and I have been grateful for the men who have come into my world. But, often the same men I would want as a closer brother, I can struggle with deep envy of. I am both drawn to them and their gifts, yet at the same...
“The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of 60 minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is.” - C.S. Lewis I think I was about ten years old when I first saw Terminator. I lived out in the country and didn’t have access to whatever movie or show...