Tech be damned. Remember what’s important in life and career. Research says we check our phones 100 times per day. But do we check our kids 100 times per day? Do we consider them as much as we consider texts, e-mails, likes and shares? My kids are on their own, doing their thing, building a …
For Thanksgiving 2022, I was thankful my children weren’t with me on the day. Seems odd saying that, right? I absolutely wanted my children with me today. But Patrick was 3 weeks shy of 28, Emma pushing 27 on her next birthday. They’re in different cities far away, building their career, starting lives with their …
My kids weren’t home at thanksgiving…and I was thankful for that. Read More »
In January 2008, I was a “dignitary” for GMAC, handing out post-game awards at The GMAC Bowl in Mobile, AL. My daughter Emma was 11 at the time and thought it was so cool that Dad was doing this. Now, Emma is 26 with a life and career in Houston with her boyfriend, Ben. Both …
You just can’t script life…or imagine where it takes you. Read More »
All great things come to an end…expect it. We’ve lived in a charmed, 150-year-old neighborhood for the past 25 years. Old homes (ours is 110), legacy families, small streets, old shops, mature trees. A few weeks back, we had to take down a tree that must’ve been 100 years old. It was time. It was …