Writing from the Heart with Brian
Think, Laugh, & Cry Each Day
My son got a record player last year and it’s been fun talking with him about music across the decades and albums he should collect. There’s been talk of classic must-have albums like Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd and new ones like The Weekend. (Over his break, he didn’t really care for my wife’s suggestion... Continue Reading →
When you ask people about their favorite books, you'll get a lot of votes for To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee; Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen; The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald; Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy; and many others. Many folks often point to Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by... Continue Reading →
The days after Christmas can sometimes feel strange. The big day and all the anticipation that comes with it have passed. Santa is back at the North Pole with his boots off, kicked up on his sofa, enjoying a cold beverage. The elves too have the next eleven months off. It's time to recuperate. I... Continue Reading →
(Reposted from Dec. 25, 2015.) A few readers commented last week on how the song “Mary, Did You Know” ranks as one of their favorite songs of the season. When I heard the song years ago, it inspired me to imagine in my own words what it must have been like to walk in her... Continue Reading →
When my wife gets in my car after I've driving, she comments regularly on the loud volume of the speaker or radio. Since I have some slight nerve damage in my one ear, when I'm in the car by myself, I have a bad habit of cranking up the speaker. Throw in a favorite song... Continue Reading →
One of the small, but important things I forgot, but then relearned when I had kids was the magical powers of hot chocolate. My kids used to especially love hot chocolate this time of year, as we drove around looking at Christmas lights or built gingerbread houses or drank it just as a warm treat.... Continue Reading →
When we had our daughter, I remember feeling that I was in over my head. I looked down at her and, yes, she may have been tiny, but I felt even tinier. How was I going to take care of her? How was I going to know what she wanted or even be able to... Continue Reading →
When my kids were in elementary school, they would spit out information faster than I could keep up. I remember one time my middle son explaining to me how the tectonic shift in the plates that make up the Earth's crust created the continents and map that we know today. I tried to respond, but... Continue Reading →
There’s a meme that I keep coming across that says that by the time your children turn 18 years old, you will have spent 90% of the time you will ever spend with them. I saw the meme again on social media for what felt like the millionth time a few weeks ago, right after... Continue Reading →
Writing from the Heart with Brian 
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