My Happiest Place

This blog post photo below was taken 11 years ago at a Cracker Barrel in Richmond Indiana. It’s because of cherished memories like this with “Mamie and Papa” that have made my official happy place the round table by the fireplace.

A Unique Love in a Class of it’s Own

I’m fortunate to still have some special people in my life that really LOVE me (along with my sibs and cousins), with unblinking honest tender love... my grandparents (the three remaining). If you still have any of your grandparents, call or go see them today. If you don’t, take some time to reflect on their …

The Power of a Song

While visiting my grandmother in the nursing home a few months back, my wife sat down at a piano in a waiting area and asked what to play. I said she should play the Forrest Gump theme song, but I had seriously underestimated its power. I’m a softie so it was, of course, emotional overload. …