Category: Life

I’m madly in love with my wife of (almost) 8 years now. We’re best friends and don’t really celebrate Valentine’s day. It’s a made up holiday (or at least one that’s been over commercialized.) Shouldn’t couples treat each other as special every day and not just once a year? Don’t worry, it’s Abigail’s idea to not […]

Dale Hansen is a Dallas, TX weeknight sports anchor on WFAA-TV (Channel 8). He’s also a George Foster Peabody Award winner for Distinguished Journalism and was twice named Sportscaster of the Year by the Associated Press. Listen to what he has to say about Missouri’s All-American defensive end, the SEC’s defensive player of the year, […]

Motherhood changes you. In the months leading up to and directly after the birth of our first child, I have seen my wife become a mother to a precious baby boy. She is still the woman I fell in love with, but there is an added grace, strength, and beauty that motherhood has given her. […]

I went to a lot of concerts as a teen/young adult in the various beat up old cars I borrowed or owned. One of my favorites was a 1989 Ford Escort wagon. It was automatic, light blue and loud as all get out. I loved that crappy little car. The thing only lasted me two […]

Going to the movies with a baby can be a herculean task to say the least. One can only hope that he/she will stay asleep or be amused enough not to cry during the showing. Our four month old has not yet developed enough self control to stay occupied in a movie theater setting. Or […]

Life moves at a break-neck-speed. There is always something to be done or someone to respond to. The only time I get to myself now is when I’m at the grocery store. It’s my safe space, but I’ll get to that in a second.

I’ve always been fascinated by the idea of time-capsules. As a kid I participated in a few time-capsules at various elementary schools I attended. I wrote letters to my future self or future students to be read in the 2000s. I imagined those letters being read in a time of flying cars and space travel for the every […]

This past weekend I was able to have a guys night out (Dadchelor Party) in celebration of my soon to be born son.

“I started with a cup of coffee, but it got away from me. I’m not sure where it went.” I told Abigail after she asked what happened to my coffee. That kind of thing happens to me often. Always has. I’m sure its because I have too much going on or because I have trouble focusing on […]

Why? My wife hates Valentine’s Day. It works out for me. every. single. year. We don’t celebrate it. No flowers, cards or lame dinner outings with a million other couples out on the same night at Outback. You know they are just waiting for dinner to be over and, umm, for the rest of the […]