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

You can’t replace some things. I just started my vacation and last night I finished reading my paperback copy of Elmore Leonard’s, Riding The Rap, and I don’t have another novel to read. It makes me sad. Yes, I could… Continue reading

I haven’t become rich with age, but I have become wiser. At least wise enough to know that I’m done buying exercise equipment. I sold one piece at a yard sale this past Saturday and gave my last one to… Continue reading

I think that my Big Green Egg pork bbq is the best I’ve ever eaten. Sandra agrees and she’s brutally honest(at least with me). So, I was a little surprised when Mike, my coworker, rated it a 6 out of… Continue reading

She called it Queso dip. Almost always Keely is a great cook. I want her to embrace her God-given skills and be a chef, but I couldn’t eat the dip. Because she called it Queso. And it was orange. Queso… Continue reading

Today marks the 8th year anniversary of the best years of my life. It’s Prince Will’s birthday. Happy birthday, Will! Of course all of my girls, including Sandra are saying, “hey, what about us?!!” Well, you all have contributed to… Continue reading

You see the red 1 circled by the Settings icon? It really gets on my nerves. I can get rid of it and I want to, but I don’t want to. I know. I’m sounding female. In order to get… Continue reading

It was a very simple thing, but yet profound. We had to leave by 9:15am for Will’s ball game and it’s 9:05 and I haven’t returned home yet from Anytime Fitness. I call Sandra to let her know that I’m… Continue reading

Toby is almost the perfect dog. He’s quiet, calm and relaxed. And he hasn’t chewed my shoes. My kind of dog. But I said he’s almost perfect. Almost. For one, he’s not yet 100% house trained. Or it just may… Continue reading

This is a park. The 9th Street Park in Charlotte according to Siri. Hmm… We dropped off the girls at the Second Harvest Food Bank to serve with their Key Club on this Saturday morning and we searched for a… Continue reading

I have 3 forces fighting a battle within me. One is spiritual. It’s the part of me that desires to get up early and spend time with The Lord. The other force is professional in nature. The one that is… Continue reading

You probably think we had that picture taken yesterday, but no, it was a few years ago. My guess is 30. I was wise enough to coerce Sandra to fall in love with me when she was young and naive… Continue reading

I called Blue Cross Dental this morning to find out why they haven’t deducted my checking account for the monthly premium. They are 8 days late now. And I don’t like surprises when it comes to my bank balance. I… Continue reading

Slow is not a redeeming occupational virtue. Well, I take that back. I would like for my brain surgeon to be slow. And precise. But my grocery store cashier doesn’t get any bonus points for dawdling. I don’t care if… Continue reading

A couple of years ago I ran up a 228 consecutive day streak of doing push ups. My goal was 100 non-stop reps. Before I fell off the wagon I hit 80. Now I am doing it again. I’m on… Continue reading

Yesterday I was getting dressed and I put on a pair of socks. All by myself and everything. You’re proud of me, yes? The socks were uncomfortable and I knew that it was going to be a long day so… Continue reading