Have you ever wanted to be left alone?

Not just alone in the sense that Amish communities and cloistered nuns are alone.

But in the sense that no one even knows that you exist.

Well, it turns out that [more...]

Regular readers of this Web site know an awful lot about me.

That’s because, over the years, I’ve used this site to openly share many very personal things about my life with the whole world.

By doing that, I’ve chosen to be very transparent.

But unless you’re [more...]

Regular readers of this Journal, and anyone who’s spent much time exploring this Web site, know that I’ve had to face and overcome many difficult challenges in life.

They also know that my very personal faith has been the one constant force that has repeatedly strengthened and sustained me — as well as motivated me to help others overcome their challenges.

My wife and I have several [more...]

I just got home from an event that I had hoped I would never have to attend.

Regular readers may remember seeing a photo of Lisa, the federal work-study student who worked with me every Saturday morning.

Several of our discussions centered around the recurring difficulties that she had with her 17-year-old son, Tyler. [more...]

Someone I care about is currently going through some financial and emotional difficulties.

Because someone they should have been able to trust, repeatedly used their ATM card to withdraw money from their bank account without their permission.

And has also been caught creating an online financial account [more...]

I had never heard of it.

But my wife, who’s way more into culture — pop and otherwise — suggested that we get it from Netflix.

So, this afternoon, we watched the two-hour movie, Temple Grandin.

Twenty minutes later, I’m [more...]

An elderly Memphis woman really likes pizza.

Specifically, pepperoni pizza.

So much so that she has ordered and eaten a large pepperoni pizza every day for the past 3 years.

That is, until she fell [more...]

“Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his moccasins.”
— Exact source unknown, but generally attributed to Native Americans.

“Before you criticize a man, you should walk a mile in his shoes. That way, you’re a mile away… and you have his shoes.”
— Steven Wright, comedian.

I’m sure that each of us occasionally encounters someone who [more...]