It is 5:00 in the morning outside the Samuel Mather Building in Cleveland, Ohio. I am standing by a small black Ford Tempo, called Little Car. We are getting ready to head for Dallas, Texas. The adventure is going to begin. The Samuel Mather building houses my office and I am gathering a handful of…
Category: Personal story
RMS Titanic – Remember yet again
Each year on April 14th, my thoughts are drawn to a spot far out in the North Atlantic where, in 1912, one of the grandest ships ever to sail met her fate. On this evening, more than one hundred years ago, the great Titanic was lighting additional boilers as she steamed faster and faster into the night. Her…
Easter Perspective
Scene 1 The Angels in Heaven watched as Jesus’ trial progressed; there he was, captive to these mortal beings the Father had created all those years ago. As they had from the start, thirty-three years ago, they found it difficult to understand what was happening on Earth. Since the beginning of the Earth, the Angels…
Teaching pitching and a really great mom
It was a warm summer evening. My son’s little league team was playing a team from the next town over. Our team was from Burton, Ohio and we were coached by a very talented coach, Mike, whose son was a gifted pitcher. The opposing team was coached by a middle-aged mom, a really nice lady…
Time in grade
I am a United States Marine. I earned the Eagle, Globe, and Anchor in 1981 in the 3rd Recruit Training Battalion at Parris Island, South Carolina. OPEN DISCLOSURE: My service was unremarkable and I stand in awe of my brothers and sisters who have defended us in the years since but, I did get some…