The day had finally arrived. I knew it was coming. I had tried to prepare myself for it, but it still hit me like a sledgehammer. This...

“You should be able to go at least fifty miles on these. This charge should easily get you all over the island with the time span in...

Due to the fact that this is the month many spend time away at the beach, and because I’ve just recently experienced the tragic and...

(Because of its popularity from last year at this time, this is an Insights from July 4, 2021) The flames raged and pounded against the...

In my possession, I have one picture from my High School Graduation Ceremony. If there are other pictures that were taken that day, my...

“One regular Chicken Philly Sub on wheat bread, along with one regular Turkey Breast & Provolone Sub on wheat bread. Sure, we’ll make...

My first-born son’s High School Basketball career was drawing near to the end, and we had just been given the news. During his senior...

I had just finished a tearful embrace with my son’s High School Basketball Coach, who left the locker room first. Immediately following,...

The day started in darkness, before the sun came up. Before I even rolled out of bed, I already had tears in my eyes. It was Senior...

One by one, each of my three sons leaned in and bent over her with tenderness. They clutched her bruised and tattered hand into their...

I had just put the last of my mom’s personal belongings into the white plastic bag the hospital had given to me. A few sticks of gum, one...

We are now almost two weeks into my mother’s hospital stay, and it continues. I will not relist the trauma of everything that has...

This is trauma. The week began like any other week. That is when trauma decided to make its uninvited way into the serenity of my life....

It was the evening of December 25, 2021. The Christmas rush had come and gone as quickly as an Appalachian storm. The floors and couches...

(The “Insights” column will take next week off between Christmas and New Year’s. It will return the first week of 2022. Merry Christmas...

The picture you see here is from Christmas Day 2014. It looks almost picture perfect. It gives the appearance of a perfect, well...

“Silver Bells, Silver Bells, It’s Christmastime in the City” Times on the farm growing up could be very difficult, and oftentimes quite...

My mother played the piano. Most people who know her well, know this. She played the piano and organ in church for many years. She taught...

Every Christmas, when my family is on the way home from an event in town, there is the option to take a left turn into a neighborhood. In...

One of my favorite and most gratifying moments on any stage, anywhere, was Christmas In The City 2016. That was the year I got to sing a...