Have you ever found yourself feeling like you were just in way over your head? Recently I cut down a 40 foot tree that was 25 feet from my house. That could have gone wrong very quickly. And there have been MANY times when I realized things were just too big for me to handle by myself....
Last Sunday, once again, Benji and I headed to Cincinnati Children's Hospital. Once they got him set up in his room, I headed down to the cafeteria. As I sat there, I watched many different people walk by. A handful really stood out.
A few years back my father was having an angiogram. I was visiting with him at the hospital and we were talking about upcoming Father's Day plans. We were planning our traditional trip down to Lowell to see Erin's dad and then driving to DeMotte to see him. He said, "That really makes for a long day - when are ...
We live in a world that keeps adding the word "smart" to everything. - Smart phones. - Smart homes. - Smart cars. - Even smart appliances. And the assumption behind all of it is simple - we must be getting smarter. Not just in technology - but as people.
Years back, when Winston was significantly smaller than he is now, I was telling him goodnight and started tickling him. As he laughed uncontrollably, he pulled his knee up quickly and he caught me right in the eye. I yelled in pain and he immediately started apologizing, "I'm sorry! I'm sorry!". Erin was in the...
This is a pencil. It's pretty simple and would probably be easy to make, right? First, the wood comes from special trees that need people to plant them, to water them, and to harvest them. Then you need loggers who cut the trees, the truck drivers who haul them, the workers who run the sawmill that slice the logs into thin wooden slats, ...
I recently read that last year Americans spent over 5 billion dollars on anti-anxiety and similar medications. That says something significant about our world. We live in the age of the 24 hour news cycle with almost instant global communication. Social media makes sure we're aware of every conflict, disaster or tragedy in real time. Years...
One study claimed that by the time a child reaches age eighteen, a mother has handled an extra 18,000 hours of child-generated work. And that's per child! With six kids in my home, it's no wonder I have to schedule a meeting to talk to my wife...
