After celebrating his birthday the other day, my grandsons said….. ”Mom,this was the best day of my life… the best day of my life”.  I was so happy to hear that. I was happy that he had a nice birthday celebration, but I was especially happy that he noticed it and was grateful. It’s becoming … Continue reading “This Is The Best Day Of My Life” →

Back in July of 1991, I sent an article to a good friend with a note “please return”. Well, my friend is a man of his word and yesterday he returned it to me…. with a chuckle.  It was approximately 29 years after I sent it to him. I forgot to ask him if he enjoyed the … Continue reading “Our Last Moment is Our First Moment” →

Back in the day there  was a term used to describe "a crazy person”….. that person is a real “nut”. And where do you think “nuts” lived…. yes, in the “Nut House”. The “Nut House” was where you put “nuts”…. a derogatory term for a psychiatric hospital or insane asylum.  It wasn’t uncommon for my mother to tell us that we were … Continue reading “The Nut House” →

Originally posted on May 11, 2020 “He’ll Take A HUSKY” Language can be a funny thing. While it is meant to communicate truth, often it doesn’t…….  sometimes intentionally and sometimes unintentionally. It can be powerful and helpful or destructive.  “Doublespeak is language that deliberately obscures, disguises, distorts, or even reverses the meaning of words”. It may take the form of euphemisms in … Continue reading Classic BLOG from The Past →

Originally posted on May 7,2020 That’s A Lot Of Wine” Most people have heard of the Wedding Feast of Cana. Apparently it was a pretty large wedding. At some point the wine runs out and Mary lets her son Jesus know there’s a problem. (John 2:1-11) When discussing this wedding, Archbishop Fulton Sheen suggested “it was very … Continue reading Classic BLOG from The Past →

Originally posted on May 6, 2020 “Don’t Be A Hard Boiled Egg” Today I decided to go the extra mile, put my reputation on the line, and love my wife in a new way. I decided to hard boil some eggs that she had left on the counter. It’s been a while since I’d done … Continue reading Classic BLOG from The Past →

“Tilt…… to cause an incline”.  Back in the day, “pin ball machines” were the technological marvels for kids. With all the noise, bells, lights flashing, it was a lot of fun. If you scored enough points, you won a free game. For this to happen the silver ball needed to go in the right place. … Continue reading “Tilt” →

There was a TV series back in the late '50's called the "Naked City".... a police drama, it always ended with the line ..... "There are eight million stories in the naked city and this has been one of them." Well there are over eighty stories in the "Corona Virus BLOG", and this is one of them. (The music … Continue reading “Blame It On the Virus” →

 “All creation sings praise to God simply by being what the  Creator intended… obedience to God’s design is in itself an act of worship”. (Magnificat: 8/13/20)  I remember a  good friend of mine once commenting  “the rock lying in the dirt over there is praising God  because it’s doing what it was created to do… be a rock. "Mr. … Continue reading “ Great Job, Mr. Rock ” →

A witness can be so inspiring. It can motivate us to change our life, to set high goals, to keep pushing when it’s difficult. The witness of a “leader” can change the course of history. Great leaders make a difference. You often hear athletes mention the witness of their coach … how it motivated them … Continue reading “ Bill Was A Leader! ” →