Tag Archive | josh

Grateful Dad


I have to say I am a pretty lucky guy.  My son Josh is a good kid.  He’s smart, athletic, a leader, and a good example for other kids.  What worries me are the times ahead.  I remember my difficult teenage years.  I know that me and my wife have given Josh a better foundation […]

Trying to be a Courageous Father


My parents were divorced when I was in kindergarten.  I haven’t spoken to my dad since I was in high school.  I know he knew I went in the Marines but other than that I am not sure.  He still owes my Mother and my late Grandparents lots of money in back child support, medical […]

12 Days of Christmas

12 Days of Christmas


Some of you may not know that there are really twelve days to Christmas.  The 12 days mark the time from Christmas to Epiphany.  Epiphany is the time the Wise Men came to deliver their gifts to the baby Jesus.   For more information read Matthew 2: 1-12.  Some cultures celebrate Epiphany with a King’s Cake […]

The St. Louis Cardinals Are Your 2011 World Series Champions!


Let me say that I am proud of you Cardinals Nation, you rose up!  99 percent of the people I have talked to said they stayed up to watch all of game six! My body picked a terrible night to get sick.  I watched the 8th inning on lying in bed with my head poking […]

Rise Up Cardinals Nation!


I have spent the last two nights with a group of friends that has included a Yankees fan.  He has to be that one guy in the crowd that goes against the system.  He has to be the one who wants to hold the spoon to stir the pot.  He was rooting for the Texas […]

St. Louis Cardinals are World Series Bound!!


Wow, just wow!  Think about it.  30 other major league teams, cities, and fan bases do not have their team in the World Series.  The team that I was born rooting for, the St. Louis Cardinals are in their 18th World Series.  They call this one the Quest for 11.  11 wins, of which the […]

Being Cardinals Red Far Away– Part Two of ‘A Life Bleeding Cardinals Red’


Ok, I was born and raised bleeding Cardinals red.  But what happens to a Cardinals fan when he moves away from St. Louis and has to live in the non-baseball area of Southern California?  Well, he moves back home to Cardinals Nation as soon as he can. On September 5th 1989, I left St. Louis […]