“Ring of Fire has a whole new meaning to me now!” I looked up for just a minute laughing at that statement. Then back to staring at the...

Every New Year I write down lofty resolutions – ones that often go unachieved. In 2004, I scribbled out “get to know my Dad more, make an...

“The brain never forgets,” he huffed as the counselor dragged the sand-filled plastic club chair to the center of the room. I didn’t...

Tinsel. I mean shiny, silver streams of tinsel everywhere! Our house was decked with an inexpensive artificial tree covered haphazardly...

Glued to the television, I watched the Magnificent Seven tumble their way to victory during the 1996 Olympics. The floor routines were my...

“Are you looking for Mr. Nash ? Oh, they are sending him back to the homeless shelter,” she smugly said. Without responding, I stared at...

The waiter had just placed our chips and salsa on the table when a large table was sat right in the middle of the small room. A bunch of...

It was time. Walking that long hall with white walls and waxed tile floors in the early morning; there wasn’t much noise yet. Just the...

With my hands clasped behind my head laying down in the driveway on one hot, humid, summer night -- I gazed upwards towards the heavens....

I looked up for a second and saw my bubbly three-year-old staring at me through the glass window at the indoor playground. He gave me a...

I listened to their stories and they became a part of my story. Forever etched in my memory, I can picture their faces, eyes, the smiles...

On yet another lazy summer day, thumbing the thick emerald blades of grass, I glanced back to see my Grandpa pull the bike out of the...

What started as a typical commute to work on a typical day, ended with five words that were so much more than typical. Pulling to a stop,...

My brother and sister-in-law are the gardeners of the family. They have a stock pile of food every year from their garden’s bounty. So...

Those five simple words rung profoundly in my ears. What if we looked through the eyes of someone who has nothing? What if we say that no ma