I never realized just how scared my wife was to spend the night alone with just her and our girls in the house. Years ago, my work took me out of town. I’d leave on Monday morning and get back home Friday night. We lived in…
When Asking For Ketchup Earned Me The Side-Eye So I stopped at Wendy’s for lunch. Went inside to eat in the dining room. I ordered my usual #6 combo (Spicy Chicken Sandwich [no lettuce, no tomato] with fries and a sweet tea). Then I moved left…
5 Sales Lessons Learned From Prom Dress Shopping With My Daughter There we were at David’s Bridal looking for prom dresses with our daughter at 10:30am on a Sunday morning. We got there just as it opened. Now usually you’d find us at church at that…
What a Disintegrating Suitcase Can Teach Us About Prepping for a Crisis We spent our New Year’s Day scrambling to buy a new suitcase. Why? Our daughter, Audrey, was leaving on January 2nd for a conference in Knoxville, Tennessee. She needed a big suitcase to fit…
A Birthday Salute to Benjamin Franklin: A Man of Curiosity, Creativity, and Compassion It’s Benjamin Franklin’s birthday today! Well, it’s the first of his two birthdays. Why? Ben Franklin was born on January 6, 1706. And Ben Franklin was born on January 17, 1706. How’s that…
I Swore I Would Never Pick Up Dog Poop When we adopted Sadie three years ago, I swore the only thing I wouldn't do is clean up her dog poop. I was wrong. You see me proudly holding a blue bag of her 'leftovers'. How did…