The President of My Boyhood

The President of My Boyhood

The President of My Boyhood “And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country. “My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom...
Tattoos and Marriage

Tattoos and Marriage

Tattoos and Marriage “To be fully seen by somebody, then, and be loved anyhow — this is a human offering that can border on miraculous.” Elizabeth Gilbert I happened to be out to dinner one night with one of my twin daughters; everyone else in our family...
A Man You Can Count On

A Man You Can Count On

A Man You Can Count On “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Mark 12:31 When we were about eighteen, my cousin John and I went to Shaver Lake to go camping with a couple friends. One friend’s dad had a camper truck that served as our base for three days in a...
The Gift

The Gift

The Gift “Young people need something stable to hang on to — a culture connection,a sense of their own past, a hope for their own future. Most of all,they need what grandparents can give them.” Jay Kesler My good friend Matt Davis told me a story a long...
Grandpa and the Pig

Grandpa and the Pig

Grandpa and the Pig “Home is not a place, it’s a feeling.” Cecelia Ahern When my sister, Mary Ellen, got her first house, it was in a part of town where all of the properties were set up like little farms. She had a small house toward the front of...
Life Is Good

Life Is Good

Life is Good “Do What You Love. Love What You Do.” The Life is Good Company This is my mom and dad, Harry and Mary Frazee, in their element. Their passion was buying, restoring, collecting, and selling antiques. They absolutely loved it, and everyone in...