There are moments that emerge unexpectedly that remind me to slow and be witness to miracles. Many years ago, I published an interview with a favorite author, Peter Block. One of the most touching moments came when I asked about his children. He said, “I always knew that the kids were the most important thing …
Note: This post will be published in the May-June Issue of Neighbors of Batavia magazine. Funny, how the cost of a ball can lead me to thoughts of the value of life itself. Several recent books (Antifragile, The Power of Habit and Thinking, Fast and Slow) reflect upon the human brain and the …
At Operation Snowball, the teens call the exercise “Sex in a Fishbowl,” but it’s not some weird, erotic game. They divide the room sending males to one side with females facing them from the other. Everyone scribbles questions they would like their counterparts of the opposite sex to answer, and places them into a …
Note: This piece is being published in an the July-August issue of Neighbors of Batavia magazine. Reprinted with permission. They laid the first stone April 14, 1434—three hundred and forty two years before American’s Declaration of Independence. It took 50 years just to complete the façade. Inauguration of the nave and aisles occurred in …
“They would not listen, they did not know how. Perhaps they’ll listen now.” Don McLean With the tragic loss of Dakota Lewis, I sit with tears streaming down my face. I grieve that the joy he was able to give to so many is now lost to us—and to those who never looked into …
This weekend, Judi and I joined our children in the Quad Cities, David’s adopted home, for a new tradition of enjoying their many pre-holiday events. If you haven’t been, I recommend it. All weekend, the two of us sat in amazement in the presence of our children. I know David and Kathryn are no more …