On my Son’s Engagement

In Celebration of Thomas Joseph Lawton III and Erika Kruczkiewicz

Taking time off

I am taking the summer off. I left my full time job and I’m doing a lot of different things. And I know that this is a luxury. A…

2016 Gratitude

2016 wouldn’t have been a reality without a massive dose of gratitude

Hindsight is interesting — often, we wish for the benefit to impact an outcome. Trying, learning, failing, succeeding and iterating are all a part of how the…

9/11

A story for a friend

As long as I’ve known you, this may be one of the most powerful memories that I have of…

Alone and Lonely

Tim has been out of town on business for the past week. He goes away on business once a year. It’s always around the end of July…

Mark David Sconyers aka My Brother

The day my brother was born

We Gather Together

I spend a lot of time listening to the different tracks in my head — there’s always some sort of mono- or dialogue going and…

A Day of Thanks

Thanksgiving is a favorite holiday of mine. I distill the essence of the holiday — giving thanks — and run with it. It’s…

Nice tipped the scales

I’ve felt like this a handful of times in my life. Untethered. In need of keeping track of who is where. And are they all okay outside and inside. Heavy. Foggy. Angry. Hopeless. Intensely in need of being at home and rooted. Nostalgic.

Next stop … college

Three times isn’t a charm