Maybe you can relate. And if not, please humor me.
I've been alive 14,504 days. It's been 1,095 days since my mom passed away from cancer on December 18, 2012. That means I have now lived 7.5% of my life without my mom. That number is staggering to me. But from the reverse perspective, I lived 92.5% of my life with her. That's 13,409 days… Continue reading Seven And A Half Percent Of My Life
I had a dream Friday night. Out of the blue, with no prompting from my conscious mind, a family of stick figures presented me a story while I was sleeping. When I woke up Saturday morning and remembered the dream, I agreed with the stick figures that this is a story that should be shared.… Continue reading A Youth Sports Wish
We've got two outs here in the bottom of the 6th... The count is three balls, two strikes... Swing and miss, strike three! He got 'em to chase the high fastball to end the inning. Let's pause ten seconds for station identification. You're listening to the XYZ Baseball Radio Network. I heard a lot of… Continue reading Baseball, Radio, And Childhood Memories Of My Dad
Here we meet again. The three of us. Together only in my mind. Mom, you were given only 59 years on this planet before being called back to Heaven, but you made those years meaningful. You made an imprint on everyone who knew you. You spent 36 of those years raising me, protecting me, teaching… Continue reading Mother’s Day Without A Mother Or A Child: A Conversation On Another Plane
I played all my games on Earth. Now when I venture into the realm of youth sports, it sometimes feels like I've wandered onto another planet. My youth sports career... No, let's not call it a career. Sports are not a kid's job, they're a life experience. My youth sports journey followed several distinct phases.… Continue reading I’m A Youth Sports Success Story And My Parents Didn’t Morph Into Aliens To Make Me One
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