Recently, we took a long road trip in our car—we took along our two Labradoodles! The trip lasted over 10 days. We stayed in four different hotels. Of the four, some were better than others. My wife and I complained about some of the accommodations. The room wasn’t right, the size wasn’t big enough, and […]

TheDisicpleMD My wife has always been a “Love a Lots” bear, and I have seen myself as a “Champ” bear when it comes to parenting. As a father of five, I have, on occasion, found myself doing things beneficial for my kids, even though they have not asked for it. By experience, I can see […]

Many years ago when we were both young, he took me up in a single-engine plane. I was married to his older sister, and I had four small boys at the time. Somehow he had talked me into going “up” that day. I could feel his enthusiasm, and he couldn’t contain his smile as he […]

TheDiscipleMD Frozen in my 1963 first grade school class picture is the innocence of kids who see each other only as classmates. A time when we were friends of different colors and backgrounds. My best friend at the time was Marvin. He was black and I was white. But all I recall is that I […]