Just before I woke up today, I found myself back in New York surrounded by family & friends! (we just got back a few days ago from a 6,172 mile trip which included a family reunion in NY) We were having a great time together swapping stories, jokes, & family pics. At one point, I was outside and noticed a small bear cub. I let him gnaw on my hand, but realized he was definitely wild and not tamable, and that if he wanted...
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33 Year Later… I found myself mourning in the Elvis Presley Memorial Chapel in Tupelo, Mississippi yesterday. No big sobs or big tears, but a big sense of loss. We stopped there (followed by a Graceland driveby!) on our way to Missions School in MO. We walked around the grounds learning about this legend, even took a family picture sitting in his swing on the front porch of the tiny house he was born in. Everything about his...
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86,400, thanks to Kris Allen, is probably the most popular number these days. Not sure what I’m talking about? Turn on the radio for a few moments and you’re bound to hear it mentioned in the song, “Live Like We’re Dying”. It’s the number of seconds in a day. We don’t often break down life to the second, instead, we just wonder where the year’s gone! We all “swear” that...
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