I raced with destiny yesterday morning, and by that I mean I enjoyed a pleasant jog and the familiar humiliation of a face plant on a busy street. I am destined to sport the skinned knees and elbows of a kindergartner well into my old age. Following this particularly glorious fall, as I leapt back [...]
I'm know I'm not the first to appreciate the metaphor of the tree, but every season I admire them more. I like their root-to-seed circle of life and the history we trace through the circles in their trunk. I admire their bend-don't-break attitude, their posture, and the dignified way they welcome strangers to nest on [...]
Yesterday, I got to thinking about how friendships are like the sun and how the best days combine them both. One warms you from the outside and the other from within. It’s easy to celebrate them on gorgeous summer days, when the lake shimmers and glasses clink and laughter floats easily under clear starry skies. [...]
We just got back from a nine-day road trip that took us 2,100 miles through seven states and, with apologies to those who might take this the wrong way, we had an f-ing good time. To me, F stands for all the best things summer offers -- Family! Friends! Food! Fireworks! Freedom! and Fun! We [...]
My sister in-law Cary throws such great parties that she and her husband Steve built a house to host them. Elegantly designed and pastorally set, their home has become the hearth for our far-flung extended family. Sunday, Cary hosted a family wedding shower for my son Vinnie and his fiance Danni, who will be married [...]
