Lost in Translation

I started drinking when I was about seventeen years old. After graduating from high school, I spent the summer living with a family in Pfronten, Germany - working a job that my Uncle Wayne had secured for me. I made…

Several years ago, Janet and I acquired a sports car to use during the summer months. No... it wasn't new - in fact, it will be 11 years old this summer but it is one of those iconic American cars…

Throughout the years, I have been involved in mentoring several younger men and one of the things that I tell them is that I am an advocate for them. Sometimes they need encouragement, or someone to listen to them, or…

I have spent the last six months or so learning about Medicare, both Part A and Part B, medical policy supplements, drug policies and all kinds of other things related to turning sixty-five and changing insurance policies. For those of…

Just after I turned one year old, back in early 1954, my mother and father took out a small life insurance policy on me. The face value of the policy was $1004 and the premium was $50 per year, payable…

Well, if you are expecting a theological treatise or deep story line tonight, I am going to disappoint you. Like millions of other families, we have been tied up with Christmas and company and entertaining and all the other things…

It's Christmas Eve night - and getting late. It's snowing lightly outside and traffic is sparse. Little ones are awaiting the arrival of Santa Claus and countless homes throughout the world have set out cookies and milk to give Santa…

Most of us are deep in the hustle and bustle of preparing for Christmas. We are purchasing presents for loved ones, visiting the grocery store for supplies to prepare the Christmas Eve and Christmas Day meals - and making arrangements…

We are getting to that time of year, between Thanksgiving and Christmas, when our three children will have more time together as Jill visits us from Oklahoma. Kristin and Andrew are already local so our entire nuclear family will be…

Tonight, here in Williamsburg, Janet and I fulfilled one of the items on our bucket list. In fact, I wrote about this two years ago this week - we hoped that one day we would be able to witness, here…