Writing from the Heart with Brian
Think, Laugh, & Cry Each Day
(A version of this post ran in April 2019.) When I ran into trouble in school, when I felt like I didn’t fit-in with friends, when life seemed challenging, one place served as a refuge. When I struggled as a kid, I had one place I could go to get away. I liked the baseball... Continue Reading →
The world can be a crazy place. Sometimes it helps to step back and list a few of the things you’re grateful for. This year, I’m making it a habit each week to list three blessings. Here’s what I’m grateful for this week, March 30 – April 5. What I'm grateful for: —Consistency, 1, 2,... Continue Reading →
I pulled back a yawn. We still had a full hour to wait. When my daughter was a young girl, she loved reading the Harry Potter books. When she picked up the first book, I wasn't sure what to think. I heard stories about a mythical world with wizards and witches and had my reservations.... Continue Reading →
My wife surprised me the other day by taking me out for dinner. What's the phrase? Burning the candle at both ends? Well, the past month of so, I’ve been the burning candle in so many different directions that I melted the whole darned candle. I hadn't really been taking care of myself and it... Continue Reading →
My Tower of Babel is starting to topple over. Oh, I'm not talking about the original Tower of Babel, the old parable in the Bible. I'm talking instead about the tower of books that have been collecting on my desk. In the parable, the Babylonians wanted to make a name for themselves by building a... Continue Reading →
I wasn't a big fan of school as a young kid. I complained about mystery illnesses to my mom and tried to convince her to let me sleep for ten more minutes and to even "play hooky" and stay home. Yes, I might not have liked school in my youth, but I've come a long... Continue Reading →
I looked down at my phone in horror. I had charged it overnight, but the battery was dead. One minute The Rolling Stones were singing “I can't get no satisfaction,” and the next I was listening to dead air. I wondered what had happened to Mick Jagger, but I didn’t have time to figure it... Continue Reading →
(Reposting a previous blog with some slight editing and an updated ending) When I was very young starting out in kindergarten and first grade, I hated school. I struggled to make friends and get used to a new routine. When the lessons really started taking off, I found myself falling behind my classmates. I may... Continue Reading →
English author A.A. Milne came up with the idea for Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends in 1921 after he watched his son Christopher Robin play with his stuffed animals and saw him give them various voices and character traits. Christopher’s stuffed bear, originally named Edward, was renamed Winnie-the-Pooh after they visited the London Zoo and fell in... Continue Reading →
Writing from the Heart with Brian 
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