The Night the Ocean Froze Pull up a chair and let me share a story with you. We hear a lot of noise on the news these days. It is easy to think folks have forgotten how to look out for one another. But whenever I start to worry about the future of our great […]
Well friends, if you are anything like me, you might still carry a few fond memories of the summer of 1976. I was younger then, full of energy, and I remember watching the tall ships sailing proudly into New York Harbor. I remember the red, white, and blue fire hydrants in our neighborhood and the […]
Welcome, friend. Pull up a chair and let us talk about something that sits at the very core of our great nation. If you look closely at the story of America, you will notice a common thread running through every chapter. It is a story of folks who looked out at the horizon and decided […]
Introduction: The Romance of the Open Road There is a distinct magic in the air just before the sun comes up on the morning of a big trip. The dew is still clinging to the grass in the front yard. The neighborhood is quiet. The engine of your car turns over with a familiar and […]
The Stories We Tell on the Front Porch Welcome to the front porch, friend. Pull up a chair. Grab a cup of coffee. Let us sit and watch the morning sun rise. As I look out over the yard, I often think about the stories we tell ourselves. Growing up in the shadow of The […]
Hello there. Grab a warm cup of coffee and pull up a comfortable chair. I have lived in this magnificent country my entire life. I have watched the seasons change, from the brutal, snowy winters of the Midwest to the scorching, bright summers of the South. Through all those shifting seasons, I have observed the […]
Walking Down the Aisles is Walking Through Our Culture Picture a typical Tuesday evening in your hometown. The sun is just starting to dip below the horizon, painting the sky in shades of orange and gold. You grab a metal cart with a squeaky right wheel and step through the automatic sliding doors. You are […]
The Roots of the American Dream There is a special kind of magic in the smell of a freshly cut lawn on a Saturday morning. If you have lived in this great country as long as I have, you know exactly what I mean. That scent brings back a flood of memories. It is the […]
The Call of the Wild Our great nation is filled to the brim with sprawling, breathtaking wonders. From the rugged shores of the Pacific to the golden plains of the heartland, America truly is a masterpiece of natural beauty. We are incredibly blessed to call this vast landscape our home. Yet, something has shifted in […]
I have lived in this magnificent country my entire life. Over the decades, I have watched our skylines reach higher into the clouds. I have seen our small towns evolve and our highways stretch endlessly from sea to shining sea. There is a deeply rooted independence in the American spirit. We take pride in our […]