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Yesterday marked the five year anniversary of the loss of our son Kiefer’s friend, Emery Becker. The original post is shared below. There are some hurts that never depart. What a gift. What [...]

“Let me look into your eyes.” Cupping his face, Sally looked deeply into the sparkling depths of those little blue orbs staring back at her. Simultaneously cupping her face, Cooper [...]

Oh, take your time, don’t live too fastTroubles will come and they will passYou’ll find a woman, yeah, and you’ll find loveAnd don’t forget son there is someone up above [...]

Yesterday was a glorious day in Indianapolis. Though still a bit cold, the sun shone brightly across clear skies and it seemed that the entire city found itself caught in the gravitational pull [...]

A friend paid me a visit at my office last week. Now in her mid-80’s, she made the long drive into Indianapolis, navigating construction, arguing with Google, and working to avoid the often [...]

No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. John 15:13 Today we celebrate love in our highly visible and commercialized “Valentine’s [...]

“He reminds me of a character from a TV show.” So began a conversation with Sally as we watched a fellow traveler leave the elevator on our way back to our room. Staying on a glitzy [...]

Have you ever noticed how certain words seem to resonate with you differently at different times in your life? Like a melody, a smell, or a place, words attach themselves to memories and often [...]

Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted. Matthew 5:4 My friend Nathan died this past week. He was 67 years old. I was close enough to know a little of him, but removed enough to [...]

As I write this post, the sun is rising over Honolulu, bringing the shadowy profile of Diamond Head and the long stretch of Waikiki Beach into focus under the brightening sky. This is our last [...]