As someone who raised three daughters in Illinois, my childhood appreciation of Lincoln only grew by increased exposure to the one I consider our greatest president.
When I first met Tommy, he and his wife, LaNelle, had just moved to Covenant Living at the Shores.
Imagine Mercer Island without the Roanoke, established in 1914 and now almost everyone’s favorite spot on the island.
The hurricane-force winds fueling fast-moving Southern California wildfires have exasperated firefighters in western states for over a century. They quickly…
Boom. Boom. A few seconds later, a deeper, basso profundo boom, so deep, I felt the ground beneath me belching….
Dr. King, like I, grew up as a preacher’s kid.
Over the holidays, I decided to go visit an elderly woman I deeply admired.
In 2025, we’ll stick to our lists, check them every day, and definitely stay on track. Right?
At a Christmas Eve dinner, several of our family and friends got into an intense conversation about diversity, equity and inclusion.
Occasionally, on Facebook, I’ll post something I call a “thrift store find of the week.”
A father’s influence in a child’s life is inestimable.
It happened on a Blue Friday.
This coming Sunday afternoon (Dec. 8), my artist friend Craig Thorpe and I will be signing copies of “Faith Matters: The Ebb and Flow of Unstoppable Hope” at Island Books from 1 to 3 p.m.