Writing from the Heart with Brian
Think, Laugh, & Cry Each Day
I write about the 24 hours that changed my life, flipping our middle class lifestyle upside-down. The change shaped my childhood and who I am today. As you would expect, there are some facts about the day, more than thirty-seven years ago, that remain fuzzy. And then there are other elements about the day that stand-out like... Continue Reading →
From the ashes of frustration and pain come success. I write about my son's hard work to overcome a significant challenge and reach his goals. When my oldest son was a young boy in the second-grade, I would sit with him on his bed and help him read whatever book he brought home from school.... Continue Reading →
When I was six or seven-years-old, I saw my first drive-in movie. One of my school friends asked me to come along with his family to see the Walt Disney Productions animated feature Robin Hood. I remember being mesmerized. I talked about the night-out for weeks. First I couldn't get over what a treat it was to... Continue Reading →
The first twenty minutes are the worst. A deep melancholy silence fills the car. You feel like you should say something to your wife to crack the tension, but you’re just not sure what to say. And even if somehow the hum of the tires on the highway mercifully gives you the words that you... Continue Reading →
I've had several conversations and viewed numerous social media posts over the past two weeks about friends helping pack-up their children for college. And then I had this conversation. We were just two parents concerned about our kids going back-to-school. She told me her worries and I shared mine. We could have been reading from the same list: --How will our... Continue Reading →
My thoughts on an out-of-the-ordinary kind of summer. We didn’t get to enjoy the herky jerky excitement of a roller coaster ride at Walt Disney World or Universal Studios in Orlando. (Maybe next year Mickey and Minnie!) We didn’t get to soak up the sun, laying-out on the beach at the Jersey Shore or Outer Banks. We skipped... Continue Reading →
I've written and rewritten this piece countless times over the years. The piece will either strike a chord with readers or like the cliche says: go over like a lead balloon. But, it's important for me to get it off my chest, to be open and honest in my writing and my faith. Here you... Continue Reading →
I lost it. My coworkers wanted answers that I didn’t have time to track down. My wife wanted and deserved help around the house. My daughter wanted her daddy to recognize all the great things that she had learned that day. And my newborn son needed everything that a five-month old baby needs, love, food,... Continue Reading →
A short Amish woman, wearing a brownish-gray dress and white prayer cap or covering, was camped outside of my busy work cafeteria in the Philadelphia suburbs on Wednesday selling various jams; large oversized oatmeal cookies; raisin bread smothered in white icing; thick, gooey cinnamon rolls, and, of course, whoopee pies. As soon as the woman had all... Continue Reading →
Writing from the Heart with Brian 
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