We are still in Alaska enjoying our bucket list trip, and today we have chosen to do some short hikes and sightseeing. We have just taken the tram up the side of the mountain so we can explore the peak. We notice some people who are wearing safety harnesses as we are standing in line […]
Sir, did you pay with a card? Hearing this being shouted in the Kroger parking lot as I put my last bag of groceries into the truck, I turn and push my buggy to the buggy return section. Turning back around, I hear it again, Sir, did you pay with a credit card? Here comes […]
CeCe and I are so blessed to be on one of our bucket list trips this week. We are on day two in Alaska as we sit beside a blazing campfire on the Kenai River. Now if you are from Mississippi or anywhere in the southeast in August, the thought of the campfire alone is […]
Last week, I shared about our loss of “Happy,” CeCe’s mom. The funeral service and celebration of her life was in Natchez, MS, her home for the first 78 years. We traveled the two hours on a Friday afternoon and checked into Dunleith Historic Inn, where we stayed for the Saturday morning services. As CeCe […]
Sadly, CeCe lost her mom, Ruth (Happy) Cole, 84, on August 7th. You may have met Happy in some of our past stories, as she was quite the personality. Her nickname, Happy, is one that was well-earned and deserved. Happy lived her life, her dash (our time in this life — our legacy and how […]
“Just a second,” says our ten-year-old granddaughter, Dabs. I’m shuffling the Uno cards as we are keeping three of our grandkids for three nights before the start of the school year. On my left is Shealy Kate, eight years old, who lives in Natchez, MS; on my right is Dabs’ brother Sully, 6. We are […]
Placing the Hyatt Regency room card on the card reader in the elevator, my good friend and mentor, Sam Allred, steps on the elevator on the 32nd floor and selects the fifth floor for the gym. Sam is getting a quick workout in before he helps kick off Upstream Academy’s HeadWaters Conference in Denver, CO. […]
I grab a quick restroom break before my last presentation and am at the sink washing my hands. Turning the water on, I notice a toilet paper strip lying under the sink. As I step away to dry my hands, the toilet paper is stuck to the bottom of my shoe. Kicking my foot and […]
Dinner is almost ready, and here comes CeCe for what I know will be her junk food snack binge right before I have dinner ready. She will go nearly all day with very little nourishment, and just when dinner is close to ready, CeCe will come in and open five or six things and start […]
It’s my son Brandon’s 40th birthday, and CeCe and I are heading to Las Vegas with him and his wife Margie to celebrate. We have tickets to see Garth Brooks and James Taylor and some excellent dining experiences lined up. Shortly after takeoff, the pilot announces that we should remain in our seats, seat belts […]
