My wife, Diane, plays in a women’s golf league at Forrest Crossing in Franklin on Tuesday of every week. It was on one of those Tuesdays that I found myself driving past the golf course after finishing a morning of errands and meetings. On a whim, I pulled into the parking lot and talked one of the staff into giving me …
Maybe Tomorrow will be a Better Day
This is a watercolor I painted of my granddaughter Kialee almost a decade ago. I took this picture of her just after she had been told that swimming was over for the day and later tried to capture her sad little face in this painting. I remember trying to comfort her as I held her in my arms and …
Get Off the Treadmill, Out of the Rat Race and Live again!
Henry lay on his side, exhausted, a short distance from the mill. Only the rasping sound of his labored breathing broke the still morning air. From somewhere within Henry could recall the rush of adrenaline that had once accompanied his first energetic steps toward the finish line he assumed lay ahead of him. He couldn’t remember when he had started …
Living Outside the Box Returns: Doing It When You Don’t Feel Like It
Three years ago I wrote a post entitled “Living Outside the Box. Doin it When You Don’t Feel Like It.” The comments on that post inspired hundreds of people, me included. Many of you are new to this site and I would love to get your input. Based on the response last time, your comments will brighten the day of …
How the Best Face the Worst
The words jumped at me from the computer screen. Stage IV ovarian cancer! Robert and Bobbie Wolgemuth have been personal friends for years so when we learned that Bobbie had received this serious diagnosis our hearts went out to our friends and our prayers began in earnest. Over the last two years the cancer has gone from discovery to treatment …