Tag: God
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It’s Enough To Drive A Person Crazy
Lots of little boys love cars. Anything with wheels brings joy and sounds of “vroom, vroom”. Mack, at one, loves to get in his plastic car and pretend. Most sixteen-year-olds are equally delighted with cars. The idea of independence, the freedom to go where you want to when you want to, is high on the…
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When The Shoes Are Too Big To Fill
When my girls were little, they loved putting on my big girl shoes and slopping around the house in them. I didn’t have the normal assortment of heels, but what I had was used for dress-up and drama. Iconic. All kids dream of filling shoes bigger than what they currently have. Watching several of the…
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Who Has The Endurance To Run The Race?
It was a 5K. Not a marathon. Not even a half marathon. 3.1 miles. I’ve walked further than that most days. Running? Another story. Every year, Orlando holds a corporate 5K sponsored by the Insurance Office of America and the Track Shack Youth Foundation. The purpose is to promote health and fitness and give back…
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I Can’t Be What I’m Not
He sits on the couch like a little old man, a leg tucked under, watching the world. His youth is momentarily set aside by his need to see and understand what’s going on around him. His energy is curtailed by observation. For a moment. He’s no little old man. There are three legs on the…