The final straw…

So, there could have been a lot of things that spurred a change in my behaviors. My father had serious heart problems, a massive heart attack at 54 (quadruple bypass and a valve replacement) and passed away at 63. That could do it. But it doesn't. My brother recently suffered a mild heart-attack at 57. He lives near me. I see the changes he's making. Maybe it should be that. All these wake up calls. But it wasn't. It was something much simpler, much more vane. A tennis bracelet. My wrist is so thick, I cannot wear my tennis bracelet. I can't wear any bracelets.

A visit home…

About five years ago I was leading a growth group at church. On the first night a woman walked in. She was very quiet. She had blond wavy hair, bright blue eyes and she was wearing a Cubs shirt. When the night wound down and we were all walking out, I stopped and asked her …

U-Turn…

In my last post I talked about returning to college to finish my undergrad…well, there’s been an interesting turn of events… All the things were going along swimmingly. I had collected requested all my past college transcripts to be sent to Liberty, I filled out my FAFSA (in hopes of some academic scholarships more than …

All joking aside…

I thought about waiting until Monday to make this update to the blog, mostly because it's April 1st, and what I am about to write is no joke...I'm about to embark on a long-standing dream of mine. Finishing my undergrad. Back in high school, I knew very little about college. In fact, when I first …

The Talk…

This is a follow up from last Saturday's post "Live from Colorado." Mel and I spent Saturday together, and as anticipated, we went to our favorite lunch spot to share a bite. During our sit down, I took a deep breath and let her know I had something to share. I started with the story …

Convicted…

I woke a little late this morning - rare that I would sleep in, but solid sleep wasn't my friend last night. I woke, grabbed my coffee and headed to my writing desk. Most mornings I start my day with some time in prayer and time in the Word, I might write a bit, and …