This is my favorite coffee shop, Port City Java, located in beautiful, historic, downtown Wilmington, NC. I have spent several hours sitting at this table, thinking about life. There’s something about the atmosphere of this coffee shop that helps me clear my head and focus. I have sat in this window seat and watched it pour down rain, viewed…
This is the stock photo that serves as a placeholder for images in my blog template. I didn’t choose it. It came with the software that I use to publish my blog. Each time I write an entry, I have to insert a new photo over the top of this one. If I delete this particular picture, I disable the…
Some close friends of mine recently had their first child. At 11:30pm the other night we were texting back and forth. I could tell that the stress of a newborn baby was wearing on them. My last text was, “I’ll call you tomorrow. Don’t worry, it gets easier!” Fast forward to 2:00am in the morning (or, depending on how…
It’s cold on the Carolina shore right now. The tourists are gone, the beaches are empty, and the surf is up. Only a few locals are willing to brave the brisk Atlantic air to surf or stroll along the beach. It’s the perfect time of year to find beautiful seashells, and my kids love to search for them. The other…
Many of us go through life with unresolved issues relating to one or both of our parents. For this reason, Gavin Degraw’s song, “I Don’t Wanna Be” has struck a resounding chord with today’s culture. Gavin used the art of “irony” quite uniquely when crafting the lyrics. Throughout the song, Degraw explores his own identity in light of his father’s. …