More Than Exes: How I’m Teaching My Sons to Love and Respect.
It’s my ex-wife’s birthday today. I got up early, picked up some flowers, a card, and a small gift, then drove over to her place so our kids could give them to her. I even stayed to help them make…
A Quilt, A Promise, and the Man Who Taught Me to Sew.
My grandfather is 89 years old, and he’s one of the most remarkable people I know. Whenever I visit him, he loves to sit back in his old armchair by the window and tell me stories about his youth. One…
A Farmer, His Dog, and 92 Years of Home.
I still have my old 1966 Chevrolet truck, the one that’s been with me through so much of this long life. Just about every week, you could find me and our loyal dog Gunner riding down the gravel roads, heading…
Sarah Rector: The Unexpected Oil Heiress Who Became America’s First Black Millionaire.
In 1913, deep in the heart of Oklahoma, a remarkable chapter of American history quietly began to unfold. Sarah Rector, a bright, unassuming 10-year-old African American girl, became the unlikely protagonist of a story that would defy the social and…
A Soldier’s Last Letter and the Dog Who Waited.
The Day I Met Tank They told me his name was Reggie. When I first saw the big black Lab lying in his pen at the shelter, I honestly didn’t know what to expect. I’d only been in this small…
The Gentle Wisdom of Squirrels.
The Gentle Wisdom of Squirrels Deep in the quiet heart of the forest, where sunlight dances on mossy logs and the wind sings secrets through the leaves, there lives a family of squirrels who teach us more about love and…
The Unexpected Kindness of a Stranger.
The Unexpected Kindness of a Stranger Yesterday started out like any other day on the road, but ended as a story I’ll cherish for the rest of my life. We were on our way home, still a good two hours…
A Quiet Kindness: Why Helping Should Never Be About Ego.
A Quiet Kindness: Why Helping Should Never Be About Ego Jim Carrey once offered a perspective that cuts straight to the heart of what compassion truly means. He said: “Imagine for just a minute that you are financially struggling and…
Happiness Is a Choice: A Story from the Inside Out.
Happiness Is a Choice: A Story from the Inside Out Ella had always imagined happiness would come someday — when her career settled, when she finally found the right partner, or maybe when she could afford that cozy house with…
The Flight of a Lifetime: How One Young Man Made an 88-Year-Old Nurse’s Dream Come True.
The Flight of a Lifetime: How One Young Man Made an 88-Year-Old Nurse’s Dream Come True When 88-year-old Violet, a retired nurse, boarded her flight home after visiting her daughter, she never imagined she was about to experience one of…