Writing from the Heart with Brian
Think, Laugh, & Cry Each Day
The world can be a crazy place. Some times it helps to step back, close your eyes, and list out a few of the things you’re grateful for. Here’s what I’m grateful for this week, January 19-24: What I'm grateful for: —Hot chocolate. Temperatures this week dipped at night to the low teens and even... Continue Reading →
My voice croaked. It wasn't a quiet sour-note hidden by the angelic voices of my classmates. No, it was a loud mid-sentence clunker that was there for everyone to hear. I've never had much of a singing voice. My stutter as a kid certainly played a part. I've just never been able to control my... Continue Reading →
The world can be a crazy place. Some times it helps to step back, close your eyes, and list out a few of the things you’re grateful for. Here’s what I’m grateful for the week of January 12-18: What I'm grateful for: —Life in the fast lane. Last weekend, we dropped our daughter off at... Continue Reading →
Life really is like a spinning top — a child's toy that spins upright, then as it loses energy, starts to wobble with increasing amplitude before finally tipping over and rolling on its side. Where it lands nobody knows. Image by Pexels. Say what? Prior to Christmas break, I put in a couple of long... Continue Reading →
Life has its share of fickle stops and starts and crazy twists and turns. In the 1969 movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, the main characters, played by Robert Redford and Paul Newman, are cornered on a high cliff. There is no way out. The only choice is to jump. Redford as Sundance Kid... Continue Reading →
The small little puppy was the runt of the litter. She was so small that a strong wind could have pushed her over. The only thing she had holding her down were her flopsy-topsy ears. She was born a few weeks earlier and was having a tough going surviving. We watched as her bigger and... Continue Reading →
The world can be a crazy place. Some times it helps to step back, close your eyes, and list out a few of the things you’re grateful for. Here’s what I’m grateful for the week of January 5-11: What I'm grateful for: —Girls, girls, girls. Oh, it's not what you think. My wife is spending... Continue Reading →
The world can be a crazy place. Some times it helps to step back, close your eyes, and list out a few of the things you’re grateful for. Here’s what I’m grateful for the week of Dec. 29 - Jan. 4. What I'm grateful for: —Sleeping like a baby. I find anymore that so many... Continue Reading →
One Christmas many years ago, my wife and I struggled on what to get her parents. We wanted to give them something that showed our appreciation for being so kind to us throughout a busy year. We were starting to run out of time. I would ask my wife if she thought of something, she... Continue Reading →
Writing from the Heart with Brian 
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