A love like no other
Sometimes there is a friend, early on, say, in high school, who writes in your yearbook. Pages and pages, continued here and then over there, with a message that defies time and space. Dispensing with the cursory, superficial gibberish, this friend heads straight for the truth with words so profound that, at 17 years old, you actually transcribe them so […]
Welcoming the Stranger
Unlikely partners, these two, One tall and statuesque, the other short and squat. One, firm and defined, Hands neatly latch their way up the ladder of the palm tree bark. The other, raucous and unwieldy, Green sprigs, as a rogue lock Escaping from the ponytail. One, disciplined and ordered. the other, doing as it pleases. […]
Faith Doesn’t Work without the Works
On the 13th of January, my book was released. It’s titled, Fit2Finish: Keeping Your Soccer Players in the Game. No, I didn’t self publish. There is actually a publisher out there who believed in me and believed in my message enough to work with me to get this into print. Thank you, Morgan James, Publishing, for […]
This one’s for you
What if you get to the ripe old age of, let’s say, over 50 and you realize you haven’t accomplished much? You know. You haven’t been successful in business, haven’t revolutionized a product or a process, haven’t been invited to speak before large crowds, haven’t even written a break-out novel. Heck, what have you been […]
A love like that
“Even after all this time, The sun never says to the earth, “You owe me.” Look what happens with A love like that. It lights the whole sky.” ~ Anonymous I offer this today in the name of all those who, in the name of love, have given me so much and expected nothing in […]
Dear Rosy, I give you back to the Love from which you came
Everybody does it. Taking a break is part of life. Perhaps part of the human condition. Time away is rest, relief, recovery. But getting started again, now that’s the hard part. Because time off changes you. Especially when the break is final. On June 11th I said goodbye to Rosy, my sweet golden companion of […]
It’s just dessert: what a view grace must have
What a view grace must have, even when we lose heart.
