Along the Way

Category: Family

  • Along the Way: Introduction

    I am in the waning months of my 5th decade. I will be 50 in 5 short months. I feel it looming over me. The front nine are behind me. The back nine stretch out in front of me. I have spent a lot of time on the beach this summer, reflecting, writing, and giving…

  • Mother’s Day: A Story of Grief & Hope

    I haven’t written much lately Actually, I have written a ton lately but all academic. All for school. I have entered the last six-weeks of a two-year program of working on my Masters in Strategic Leadership. It has been brutal. I have missed writing for pleasure. A lot. I have still maintained my journal but…

  • The Tale of a Veteran, His Daughter, and Her Whiskey Dog

    Today is Veteran’s Day. My dad was a veteran of World War II. One of his brothers told me at my dad’s funeral that my dad left for the army a young man and came back an old one. He also struggled with alcohol the rest of his life. Two months before he passed away,…

  • Mid-Life Crisis: Good or Bad?

    I have been thinking a lot about mid-life crises. By definition, a mid-life crisis is an emotional crisis of identity and self-confidence that can occur in early middle age. I witnessed a good friend of mine go through one years ago leaving a wake of destruction in its aftermath. I have seen others go through…

  • Death: A Reminder to Live Life Fully

    I lost my Aunt Wilma this week. She was my dad’s sister and was 97. She was the last of 7. With her passing, I have no parents, aunts, uncles, or grandparents left. It makes me sad. I have lost a lot of family over the past 15 years since I moved back home including…