Friendship and love

I am sitting in the restaurant, elbows on the table, fingers covering my mouth. They have to. Because if my fingers free my lips, I will say something.  And right now, he doesn’t need words [...]

Give me ten seconds of your time.  Well, 20-30 seconds really, if you’re all in.  Humor me.  It’s Valentine’s Day and this year, I want to invite you to free yourself from all [...]

He gazed into my eyes. I held the look.  We both knew what was about to happen.  This was a moment of complete connection, complete understanding. We were there for the same reason. We knew what [...]

The Merchant of Death is Dead April 12, 1888 (Cannes, France) – Dr. Alfred Nobel, who became rich by finding ways to kill more people faster than ever before, died yesterday… If this [...]

I just returned from a five day road trip with my kids – a whirlwind tour from Phoenix to Sacramento Valley to Orange County.  Some of you might remember that 18 months ago, I did [...]

A blazing orange and pink sunset. Barefoot on the beach. The steady beat of gentle Gulf coast waves lapping against the white sand.  Warm hands clasped, fingers entwined. Voices quietly [...]

 “Our souls crave intimacy“—Erwin Raphael McManus.  I believe that is true.  We are a relational species and the majority of our activities can be traced back to [...]

Recently I marked a bittersweet milestone in my life.  Walking away from what no longer made sense to me was both empowering and brutal.  Years of coming to terms with what was [...]

Every morning, I walked into Shane’s office with two cups of coffee. I handed one across the desk and sat down for 10-15 minutes… sometimes venting about another coworker, sometimes [...]