🚦 Inconvenience used to feel like the enemy—something to avoid at all costs. But I’m learning it can actually be a teacher.

Thanking God not just for what is… but for what’s to come.

I would listen to Fr. Mike Schmitz read the phonebook.

Leroy has retired from coaching high school football after twenty-five years.

My brother’s car has a story—and it’s still unfolding. What I learned? The best stories don’t just add value to things, they add meaning to life. 🌿

🇺🇸 This December, we’re honoring my brother Jon by joining Wreaths Across America to lay wreaths for our nation’s heroes—come serve with us or sponsor a wreath in their memory. 🌿

As a fan of Peaky Blinders, I assumed I would love this show, and I certainly did.

God uses both pain and beauty to shape us.

Jameson didn’t know what “tailgating” was, so Sierra explained it as a party in the parking lot.

To say I was impressed was an understatement.

“The final forming of a person’s character lies in their own hands.” — Anne Frank

Keep writing until you have filled at least three pages, single-spaced.

Mom and Dad really looked forward to these events, but I have to admit I was horrified.

When we lost Charlie and Daisy in 2019, I felt like I lost a piece of my heart with them.

There are a few (high school football players) that stand out, but none that made an immediate and lasting impact like Johnny Mundt.

I enjoy true-crime stories, but I’m not a junkie like many people I know.

Miles Teller is very handsome.

“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.” — Ronald Reagan

Before going into the Marine Corps, he was my babysitter and Chief Tormentor when our mother was at work.

I first read this book in 2015, and it inspired me to finally edit and publish my book “Hey Kid: Letters to my Grandchildren.”