It’s difficult to believe that it has been 160 years ago today since President Abraham Lincoln delivered one of the most famous speeches in the history of our country – the Gettysburg Address. This short speech, crafted by Lincoln himself,…
I always become reflective this time of year as we get ready to start the holiday season. For some reason, I look back on my life and all the various roles I have played in the family throughout the decades….
Today, November 2nd, is one of the more obscure days in our contemporary calendar. Of course, we are all familiar with Halloween, or All Hallow’s Eve, as it is sometimes called and many of us are also familiar with November…
For the past fifty years that Janet and I have been married, our number one nuisance has been damage from water in our homes. So Janet knew something was wrong when I ran upstairs yesterday morning and let her know…
This summer, I have been thinking about changes that have occurred during the different seasons of my life. Of course, I have also been present for the changes in the lives of the kids and Janet has gone through her…
A number of years ago, Janet and I had our wills done, along with instructions for doctors in the event that life or death decisions had to be made. We also started to thing about specific assets and how they…
It’s October 5th, 2023 and it was 99 years ago today that my maternal grandparents had their one and only child – a girl, who eventually grew up and became my mother. My grandfather was in the legal profession in…
The five members of our Christian Mafia – that’s Janet, our three kids and I – met yesterday morning for a few hours together over coffee. None of us could remember the last time that the five of us –…
During the last five years in particular, we have had more doctors to see and illnesses to overcome than at any time in our lives. And I just don’t mean Janet and I – I’m including our kids in that…
It has occurred to me recently that the roles of people in our family are changing. When the kids were growing up, we wanted to know where they were and when they were out late, they had to get in…