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As I look back on my life, one of the most momentous occasions to me was when I learned to drive. I remember thinking that once I learned to drive and get my own car, I would have absolute freedom. I thought I would be able to accomplish anything I wanted because I had a […]

I am writing this blog post over the holiday season. With that in mind, I’m about to give you a gift… it will be a very short blog post and easy to read. 😊 I’m a big fan of celebrations! I love to celebrate birthdays and anniversaries and holidays and even some of those days

I had to pay my own way for college. So, during my entire college career I worked three jobs. I also had a very active social life in my fraternity, as I mentioned in a previous blog post. In addition, I was involved in several campus intramural sports activities, I carried a full load of

I remember from a very young age dreaming about what I wanted to do when I would grow up. I was just a little guy when I remember seeing firemen and policemen and thought that would be so cool. After all, you get to catch the bad guys and save the good guys. Then one

I don’t know if your home is anything like our home at this time of the year, but there is a lot of activity! There’s a lot of hustle and bustle and movement and rushing and well, just busyness. You see, it’s the holiday season in our home. Now, I know not everybody celebrates during

When I was young, like most other kids, I loved to play and mostly play outside. After school when I convinced my mom that I was done with my homework, I would meet my friends or my brothers outside and we would start playing. During the weekends and the summer, we were sometimes gone all

It was a little over four years ago, but I remember it like it was yesterday! It was such an important day and what made it even more special is I didn’t even know it was going to happen. My second oldest son invited my wife and I over to his home to see his

I woke up this morning with the intent of writing this blog on something completely different than what I’m about to write. Heads up, this is going to be a sappy post. I put on shorts and a T-shirt today as I planned to stay in for most of the day to work and write

If you read my blog from last week, you know I love to fish. If you didn’t, please have a fun read here, if you wish. It was all about preparation for an activity whether it’s fishing, business or really, whatever. As I discussed, preparation is key in order to reduce the chances of your

I love to fish! It could be a stream, a lake, off a peer, the ocean or even just a stocked pond where you’re almost guaranteed to catch something. I just love to fish. I love the idea of going out there and selecting my tackle and understanding how different situations will make fish act