Blog
6/17/24
How to Reclaim the Wonder of Childhood
It was a Déjà vu moment. The type that calls out to you—stops you in your tracks—and whispers, “Remember me?” It happened the other day as I walked to my car in my hometown—near a park—where I ...
5/27/24
Trading Places
SPECIAL MEMORIAL DAY ISSUE
Trading Places
(Would You Trade Your Life for Your Parent's Life?)
In honor of Memorial Day, my wife and I took a ride down a special road—a road to the past. It was ...
4/12/24
Five Reasons Why I Wrote The Desert Between Us
Final Update--Launch Day: April 23, 2024
The long-awaited launch of my second novel, The Desert Between Us, is almost here—April 23rd. To say I’m excited is an understatement. As many of you know, ...
3/15/24
The "Work" is the Reward
Don leans over the open hood of a car in his garage. It won’t start. Hasn’t moved in a year. But it will. In fact, when he is done with it, it may reach over 200 mph. After all, it has in the past. ...
2/25/24
Recapture Your Sense of "Wonder"
Perhaps Ralph Waldo Emerson, American philosopher, essayist, and poet said it best, “The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.” I witnessed this last week as my grandkids ...
1/19/24
The Clock You Never Hear Ticking
Ever notice this strange phenomenon? We seem to be able to control the speed of time. Watch the clock, and time slows down. Ignore it, and time flies.
When I retired, I could no longer hear the ...
12/23/23
Why I Wrote The Desert Between Us and Why You May ...
GOOD NEWS. The Desert Between Us is available for PRE-ORDER now. If you would like to order a copy or learn more about the plot line, click this link:
12/8/23
The Message Behind the Gift
This year I completed my third novel, THE CHRISTMAS PHOTOGRAPH. It speaks of the best and worst Christmas of the main character's life. The tragic thing is, his best and worst Christmas occurred on ...
11/21/23
Writing for the Soul
Two days ago was National Author's Day. It got me thinking about why I write. Jerry B. Jenkins, author of the Left Behind series said, "Whatever else the writing life offers, nothing compares with ...
11/21/23
Adopt the Pace of Nature
For years now, I’ve been writing this newsletter, PAUSE MORE. RUSH LESS. And for good reason, I’ve been trying to slow my life down, and if I’m honest, yours too, so we don’t miss life’s most ...
8/18/23
Observing Magical Moments
Magical moments. They’re all around us. The question is, do we notice them? What is a magical moment? To me, they are those ordinary moments we live in the present—but grow sweeter with time. We ...
7/14/23
Excerpt #1 -- The Christmas Photograph
In my last newsletter, I gave you an update on my third novel, a novella called The Christmas Photograph. I wanted to share a brief excerpt with you now.
The Christmas Photograph is a 40,000-word ...
