Al and Tipper

One of the most apparently happy couples in public life–Al and Tipper Gore–recently announced their plans for their impending divorce.  After four decades of marriage, raising four children, caring for their son through a terrifying car accident and...

The Hunger Games

A young friend at RiverTree recommended I read The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.  Over the years I’ve come to trust the recommendations from this young avid reader and I’m certainly glad I did with Hunger Games. Collins’ recent release is catching...

Tattoos On The Heart

Greg Boyle’s new book:  Tattoos On The Heart–The Power of Boundless Compassion is an absolute MUST read. For the past several decades Boyle has worked in one of the most gang-infested areas of LA.  His call has been to fight despair and meet the world with...

Summit lesson

Climbing Pikes Peak was a bit more of a challenge than I anticipated.  I knew it would be very difficult but I didn’t realize the severity of strain the weather would impose.  We were on the mountain at 5 AM.  The first 6 miles took us up 3,000 feet through...

Pikes Peak

When I returned from climbing Kilimanjaro Julie explained that she wanted to do a climb with me.  Sooo, Memorial Day weekend we’re climbing Pikes Peak in Colorado.  No easy climb . . . 14,110 feet at the summit.  Average temperature at the top on Memorial Day...

Every once in awhile . . .

This past weekend my kids, Tabitha and Elijah, spent the night with my in-laws, Dominic and Linda. Dom and Linda are Catholic so they took Tabs and ElJ to Saturday evening mass with them.  Turns out that an older gentleman at the service took a liking to them and...