Tag: gratitude

  • His Older Brother

    His Older Brother

    A California kid lands in rural Idaho. Snow, gravel roads, and a school bus full of kids he doesn’t know. One of them is Ray. Big. Farm bred. And looking for a fight. This is about one person who stepped between them, and why, more than thirty years later, he still can’t remember his name.

  • What You Missed

    What You Missed

    Wave after wave. Three deaths. One pandemic. And a marriage ending without a conversation. I yelled, screamed, and cried to God. But somehow, on the other side of it all, I found real gratitude and what it feels like.

  • What An 80s Movie Teaches Me About Gratefulness

    Sunday afternoon, popcorn in hand, watching a classic 80s adventure unfold on screen. A man dangles from a cliff, fighting for his life, when something unexpected happens in a brief exchange that stops me cold. What I discovered in that moment changed how I see gratitude forever—and it started with a pair of running shoes…