There are 2 types of people in the world. Ok, there’s more than two, but for the sake of this Random Thought, we’re sticking with only two. The Cans and the Cants. The Cans see an obstacle as something to… Continue reading

Will had a game yesterday at 9:30am. It was 37 degrees. Throw in the 15mph wind and it’s subarctic temperatures. We just needed snow to really set the mood. But the game must go on. Must it? I was wearing… Continue reading

He’s funny, quirky, eager to please and smarter than me. Most importantly, Will is 9 years old today. I don’t have words to express how much I love this boy and he’d rather I show him anyway with Dollar Cone… Continue reading

I’m learning a few things about me. Know thyself, Plato said. It’s taken almost 48 years, but I’m getting there.  A couple of things I’ve learned recently: my body was not designed for early morning workouts and I’m better staying… Continue reading

Like most people in the 21st century, I charge my phone on my nightstand while I sleep. I wake up in the morning, unplug it, start using it(to check NFL news, read the Bible, check email and the weather. Rarely… Continue reading

Will’s opening ceremony for baseball was scheduled for this morning. Because of the forecasted rain, the commissioner broadcasted an email last night that he would send another email this morning if the ceremony was cancelled.  So as we were driving… Continue reading

It’s what they say at the end of episodes of TV shows. Stay tuned for scenes of the next all new episode of… But I don’t want to know. I don’t want a preview. I can wait a week. I… Continue reading

I have fantastic children, but sometimes they provoke a lecture that usually turns into one of these blog posts.  One such example recently has been about bare minimum people. People who only do the bare minimum required to get by. Barely… Continue reading

I caught myself saying that to Arthur the other day. He was trying to make plans with me and I told him that I would be out of pocket several days. Really? Out of pocket? Did I just say that,… Continue reading

I really had a flash moment of feeling old this morning. I was filling up a Sunday through Saturday pill container. Isn’t that what old people do? But I was filling it up with vitamins and supplements, not prescriptions. Those… Continue reading

I always want my own way. Always. And I usually get edgy when things don’t go my way. But the Holy Spirit gave me a teaching today. Today is Valentine’s Day, of course and further more, it’s my 23rd anniversary,… Continue reading

Why did I eat that first cold, stale, leftover pizza roll? Then why did I eat the second? And the third? And the fourth? My short-term memory isn’t great, but it isn’t that short. Each one tasted as bad as… Continue reading

Or do you? I was recently in my favorite nutrition store and I asked the manager about the difference between his store brand protein powder and the kind I can buy in Walmart for half the price. “You get what… Continue reading

It’s a small thrill to be on a rooftop walking around and getting a bird’s eye view of the world. But for me it’s a tiny terror at the very height of the ladder when I have to shift my… Continue reading

So Toby and I are making progress. It’s been almost a year. He will come within 10 feet of me now. If I am eating. And he’ll bark at me for food.  I’ve played into his game by slipping him… Continue reading

Now about Bad Books. I said there was a 98% chance that I wouldn’t finish the book. Well, you can’t count out the 2%. Even the slightest of odds still have a chance or it would be zero(which is an… Continue reading

I’m reading a book and according to Kindle, I’m 41% through it. But I’m about 97% sure I’m done with it.  It’s a novel and I’ve learned that reading helps me get through 60 minutes on the elliptical machine. However,… Continue reading

I love my family. And every time I am sent on an errand that puts me in the drive-thru line under the golden arches, it proves my undying love, devotion and sacrificial spirit I have for my family.  Yes, that begs… Continue reading

This is one of my all time favorite movies and definitely my fave Christmas movie. I’ve watched it most years for the past 20 and something new hits me every time. This year was no different and I’d like to… Continue reading

I should have seen it coming. No, not the object in the road that flattened my tire on my way home. No, not the deteriorated spare tire that went flat 400 feet further down the road. I’m not perfect. Anyone… Continue reading

I wish I was more like my son. Will is 8 years old and today is his 4th surgery to repair his bilateral cleft lip. Throw in a hernia surgery 4 years ago and he’s up to 5 surgeries in… Continue reading

As I write this, sweat is dropping off my pot belly onto my flip flops while I assist my daughter, Shelby in her volunteer assignment at Matthews Alive. We are working the information booth. How did I end up here… Continue reading

The story goes like so…a naval captain was out at sea late one very cloudy night and he saw the lights of an approaching ship. He announced loudly over the radio waves, “I am the captain of the USS Minnow.… Continue reading

A single phone call can change your life or at least your day. Yesterday morning, a Saturday, I rose at 8am, read my Bible, showered and headed downstairs to start the day. I googled a couple of websites as I… Continue reading

God showed me Romans 8:28 over 17 years ago and He has proved it to me over and over since. “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been… Continue reading

My wife said to me today that her daddy loved her and treated her like a princess and she didn’t understand why I had a problem doing the same. Of course, I was rubbing her feet when she said it.… Continue reading

On Monday night I joined with my small group brothers in an accountability pact to eat healthy and exercise. I’m on day 3. The longest journey begins…yada, yada, yada. But so far so good except for my last walk. I… Continue reading

What is our fascination with rednecks? We love to watch them making duck calls, bootlegging moonshine, hunting in swamps, digging up ginseng, and riding their sofa through a field pulled by a pickup truck. I’m not judging. If they can… Continue reading

Will likes to play the game, “what is your favorite…?” It may be color or number or recently he asked me what my favorite letter is. Yes, letter. But not as in Paul’s letter to the Ephesians or Philippians, but… Continue reading

Today is the first day of my vacation, but it doesn’t feel like it. And I’m pouting about it. See, I’m supposed to be sitting on the beach right now under an umbrella with a paperback in one hand and… Continue reading