Lend a hand

February 19, 2016

If you think about it, there’s at least one person in your world who could use a little pick me up.

Breakthrough

February 18, 2016

The forest can be dark and damp until the light breaks through. So too, it is with us when there appears to be no way out and the answers are nowhere to be found. Stay strong….the light of tomorrow could point to a new path where doubt and fear fade away.

Magic

February 18, 2016

There are times that will live in our hearts forever…special times where few words are needed….where the magic between a sister and her brother is all that matters.

Rex

February 18, 2016

Haley had a really odd request when she visited the pet store. ‘I’m looking for a dog that makes me smile….no, scratch that….I need one I can laugh out loud with at the end of a tough day.’ You be the judge.

No fooling

February 18, 2016

‘I am not sad and don’t let this look fool you. Now if my nanny would just bring lunch like she promised, you’d see my face light up!’

Focus

February 18, 2016

There are some who have an uncanny ability to stay in the moment. They too experience the fluctuating currents of life but somehow sail right through them. What a gift to keep looking forward and not get stuck in the past. Photo by Dave Irey

Count your blessings

February 17, 2016

“I have the most beautiful daughter in the world and I’m grateful for her.” Bethenny Frankel

Wonder

February 17, 2016

A sense of wonder needn’t be age dependent.

The eyes have it

February 15, 2016

“For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.” Audrey Hepburn

Heather

February 14, 2016

Heather’s dad is on his last tour of duty in Afghanistan. She can’t wait for his return in May. How thrilled she was today when he called to wish her a Happy Valentine’s Day. Heather obviously loved the card and balloon that was delivered yesterday.

A gift

February 14, 2016

There is something special about a girl’s love for her horse. No need to over analyze it….just know that he is a gift and so too, is she.

Case closed

February 13, 2016

This is it. Final and convincing proof that hide and seek started in the animal kingdom.

Unfair

February 13, 2016

I tell you…it’s unfair. Graham is one of those young guns who flies his hybrid forty yards past my driver. And….he makes it look so easy. I have a call into The USGA to see if they would consider having these bombers play with year-old range balls when playing with us seniors. Stay tuned for […]

Elvis?

February 13, 2016

When I asked lefty topspin master John Marsh if he’d pose for a picture, he said ‘sure.’ He calls this his Elvis impression but it’s a bit more like ‘the agony of defeat’ if you ask me.

Second fiddle part two

February 13, 2016

No, this is not a painting. This here is where my wife and her friends will be in ten days. This is their second year in a row in Cabo but no need to worry. She’s purchased four boxes of shredded wheat and four frozen pizzas for her kitchen challenged husband. The fellas realize we […]

The way back

February 13, 2016

Taylor had experienced a tumultuous year losing his job and girlfriend. Friends tried to help but, more often than not, he wouldn’t answer the phone. The former football player had lost twenty pounds and knew that the word ‘depressed’ fit him like a glove. After two days of self imposed exile in his apartment, he […]

A patriot

February 13, 2016

Gale (left)is the ring leader of a terrific group of senior tennis players who play feisty doubles every Tuesday and Friday year round. His good friend Jim (right) is quite a character. Whenever his partner hits a particularly good winner, the ebullient Jim breaks out in song that can be heard from four courts away. […]

Placid

February 13, 2016

There is a placid place deep inside. Infants dwell there each time sleep overtakes them. The dying return there in life’s final moments. You visit briefly on special vacations to beaches and mountains….only to return too soon to the traffic and the noise. Maybe a bracelet would help. The word ‘NOW’ etched in blue. It […]

Astounding!

February 13, 2016

Heroes come in all sizes. One day at a time, they focus on putting one foot ahead of the other as we marvel from the sidelines. What special grit….what incredible spirits that link our hearts to theirs. You go….Berkeley….you are astounding!

Gone fishin’

February 11, 2016

Jonathan’s dad baited the hook and showed his son how to set it should a perch or sunfish start to nibble. What neither of them knew was that Otis Perkins had pulled a sixteen pound catfish from this exact spot two days ago.