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Accepting What Is

Posted on October 21, 2011 by

“All the women called me Coach and I loved that the place had tablecloths”, exclaimed my Father, over two decades ago, regaling the virtues of a local restaurant he and his woman friend enjoyed in Calgary. He wasn’t all that … Continue reading →

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You Brought Me A Boy

Posted on August 9, 2011 by

“I’ve never seen how much I love him”, were the words that seeped through my emotion filled voice. As I watched with tears streaming down my face, part of the video made of my nephew receiving his first-ever tattoo, I … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Brother

Posted on June 29, 2011 by

“Prison gives me all the time in the world to write, and there are many papers hounding me to write for them,” chuckled my older brother Jim while attending our Father’s funeral prayers. Jim was escorted by two plain-clothed, armed … Continue reading →

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Is This All For Me?

Posted on June 16, 2011 by

“Merry Christmas! Hi,” were the words he used to fill my heart and gift me with a present I had never received before on Christmas Day. It was pouring rain and his spirits were brighter than I’d ever seen as … Continue reading →

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Thanks For Not Hitting Me

Posted on May 25, 2011 by

“My side of the bed has never been colder,” teased Wendy, my former wife, in 1989. After coming out to her the year before, I thought it only fair to allow her to say whatever she felt was necessary. It … Continue reading →

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Moms Always Know

Posted on May 13, 2011 by

“Sooner or later you and Wendy will have to start acting like husband and wife,” shared my mother-in-law, Lyn, sometime in 1987. Those words, at the time, terrorized me. Just recently my Accountability Partner, Mary Bryan, asked, “Why did you … Continue reading →

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I Promise

Posted on May 4, 2011 by

“Good-bye Son” were the last words I heard as I watched Dad’s casket being lowered into the grave. With my dearest friend Jeffry sitting beside me in the rental car, I said, “Good-bye Dad.” Jeffry and I drove out of … Continue reading →

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What’s In It For Me?

Posted on April 24, 2011 by

“If you bring in $500,000 to $1 million worth of business there isn’t any part of how you want to be creative that won’t fly here.” shares the owner of an international conference services business I was interviewing with. Why … Continue reading →

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That Catholic Quarterback

Posted on April 14, 2011 by

Letting myself learn, through and through, that my shame is not my fault is a tough gift to be with. Its impact on my life is my responsibility, but it’s not my fault. “There is no way he should be … Continue reading →

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His Last Words

Posted on April 6, 2011 by

I stared at him while he prepared Easter dinner in Mom’s kitchen in 1989, remembering how much he scared me. Suddenly I found myself standing in front of him saying, “I forgive you.” My brother Jim, the youngest of the … Continue reading →

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