Category: family

A Letter to My Ten-Year-Younger Self

I wrote this seven years ago. It has never been truer than today. ________ When the enemy attacks and people you love are caught behind enemy lines, always go back and get them. No matter the degree of danger or the reason they are there. ________ A LETTER […]

The Worlds Deepest Pit

Sometimes we are given our greatest gifts by experiencing the worst events in our lives.

Sometimes Just Showing Up is the Victory.

Beyond the podium, the McCann family’s story underscores the importance of resilience and finding joy in the face of adversity.

Free Fall

I don’t think that makes me weak. I think it makes me human.

I Want to Thank Myself

I think we all can learn a lot from this 19 year old.

The Most Valuable Asset

I venture to say that the most valuable asset in the world is not gold, but love.

Be Grateful for the Opportunity to Solve One’s Problems

The most important thing one can do before one’s feet hit the floor each day is to be grateful for the opportunity to solve one’s problems – And the realization that there will be more problems to solve tomorrow. And to find happiness within this.

When Circumstances Suddenly Change

When you’re winning, everything seems to go right.
When everything goes wrong, you fight.

Life Is Not Always Beautiful

We live in a world where people put their best foot forward.
Where, from the outside looking in, everyone’s life seems perfect.

Finding Belief Through Adversity: Insights from Ernie Johnson

A little more than a month ago life had finally kicked my ass.

A Letter to My Ten-Year-Younger Self

Every life has a “Before and After” line in it, where your life has been one thing up until you reach a specific event and it suddenly then becomes something totally different.
You are approaching your line today,

Bye, Bye …

As much as I don’t want it to be, we both understand that this may be your last Mother’s Day in your physical body.