Growing up, I never placed a huge priority on exercise. I was physically active as I discussed a few years ago in “Back” Home, but I was active because I enjoyed playing basketball, not because I was making a conscious healthy decision for physical fitness.
After spending the weekend back in my hometown — taking some time to remove a few heavy furniture items and appliances from my mother’s recently sold home, my wife, daughter and I drove back up to Sandusky this morning just in time for lunch. We
Below are a few updates on my recent Wake Up Call post – relating to my mother’s decision to sell her house and move to an apartment. If you haven’t read Wake Up Call – just published 11 days ago – you should go there
When my father passed away two years ago, he was well into what would be his final day or two with us. He was no longer able to speak in response to any of us and no longer responded to me with any eye contact
I’ve previously blogged about my past experience teaching the Sacraments to 5th graders about 15 years ago. It’s odd to think it has actually been that long ago, but the wall calendar behind me verifies this to be true! I’ve already admitted that I wasn’t
Unlike many of my other blog posts, there is very little background or build up to this particular episode of GodIncidence. It is pretty simple really. Today is Christmas Eve. Sometime between 10 and 11 o’clock this morning, our doorbell rang. I was in our
Every year around this time of year, along with the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, comes the popular topic of whether stores and restaurants and the like should be open on Thanksgiving Day. I am not going to delve into that topic specifically, but it was
Back in 2000, I was talked into teaching Religious Education classes (or PSR) to 5th grade public school children one night a week for about an hour. The primary focus of the 5th grade curriculum was the Sacraments. When approached, I wasn’t really sure that
I’ve blogged many times about my family’s and my love for Cedar Point and what a blessing it is to have such a fabulous place to visit and walk in the summer months. We got season passes again this year in anticipation of the new
I grew up in the Steubenville, Ohio area and still enjoy making the 3 hour drive back home to see the old haunts now and again. I don’t do it as often as I should or that I would like. Whether it is a family