Things That Make Me Happy
I could write about the government shut down. Is there a national crisis on the border? Would a wall help? Are the democrats just playing politics since they voted for a wall just 5 years ago? I could write about the media's coverage of the Covington Catholic boys and...
Honor or Dignity
There were two men staring at each other. The one had spoken poorly of the other man's business. The other returned the insult by commenting on his wife. That resulted in a slander against the other man's entire family. All of this culminated with the one man taking...
People Do Change
I was graduating from high school. It was the spring of 1989. I passed my yearbook from friend to friend (and people I kind of knew that handed me theirs). I never wrote trite things like "ttyl" or "kit" but I always tried to say something personal that they would...
Sports
For as much as I like/care about/know(?) about sports I never really post about it. Today...I will. Steelers - Last week the Steelers played the New Orleans Saints. There were 3 horrific pass interference calls against the Steelers. There were two debilitating fumbles...
A Christmas List
No, it's not a list of things I want. It's a list of things I think. Christmas is a lot and yet just passes by so quickly.The magic of Christmas just cannot be replicated as an adult.Yeah, seeing Christmas through your kids comes close...but it just isn't the same as...
Loving Others at Christmas (Holidays)
I love to love people. Full disclosure, I don't necessarily like all people (there is no command in the bible for that) but I will love any and everyone that I can. The bible is pretty clear on our duty to love. I teach that everyone has two ministries. The first...
This is the Worst
A young teenage girl (NOT BELLA) went to the mall with her parents. She was going to meet her friends. Tragedy struck as her friends were late. She was waiting out there in full view of all that were at the mall, right next to her parents. She kept staring into...
What Matters
My brother sent me this picture on Thanksgiving morning at 8:30 am. on his way to work with the message, "What are you thankful for this morning?" My first thought was obvious. How tragic. How sad. How things are so different for so many us. My second thought...
A Few Things…
Yep, time for a list. We have officially launched our new podcast "Lunchtime In Rome." While the sound quality is not great YET (we are working on that and will be adding better equipment as we add shows/listeners/benchmarks) it was exactly what we had hoped for....
Is Something Missing?
Have you ever felt like something is missing? Perhaps you “have it all” (wife, kids, job, etc.) and yet you aren’t loving life? Maybe you go through the motions and pretend that all is well when it just isn’t. There are other times when you are quite aware that...
We Need to Heal
It's going to happen again. It always does. The horrifically tragic and senseless events this past weekend at the Tree of Life in Squirrel Hill are another example of evil rearing it's ugly head. This one hit home for those of us in Pittsburgh more than others, but...
Final? Thoughts…
Well, THAT escalated quickly. I knew it would generate attention but I didn't quite realize that it would grow to those proportions. As it is, there are a few things I'd like to expand upon, clean up, explain. My heart is heavy for the whole situation. My heart is...
Love and Support
Last night was our senior night for the Penn Hills Girls Volleyball Team. There were over 200 people in attendance. Between games two and three there was a serving game open to the public to win prizes. I turned and look and saw something amazing. Joy. There were...
Rise Above
I have coached volleyball for over 20 years. Joe once said to me, "Dad, if you're such a good coach, why don't you win more?" Out of the mouth of babes huh? As it is, beyond teaching the sport, I love having the opportunity to teach about life. I have had that...
At the End of the Day
No, I'm not talking about a post game interview with any professional athlete, "You know, at the end of the day we just got to play better, at the end of the day it is what it is, at the end of the day they're professionals too, at the end of the day the better team...
Know Who You Are
I have coached volleyball for 24 years. I have coached good teams, great teams, bad teams, really bad teams, and many in the middle. This years team (girls) is different than most. They are as enjoyable a bunch of young girls that I have ever coached. Also, they...
Do What You Can…
I was talking with my good friend Brian Herr about my sister's latest blog post. It was about the simple need for companionship. It referenced my son Trey. He had a girlfriend in pre-school. I mean, she was HIS girlfriend. Other girls wanted his attention but...
What’s Wrong?
Imagine your child runs up to you. They're bleeding from an unfortunate umbrella as a parachute off of the roof accident. You take to action and give him two aspirin. Good parenting right? No? Oh, that's right, a blood thinner to someone that is bleeding doesn't...
Jay Mitlo
Author of Stand