What Matters

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...
A Few Things…

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...
Is Something Missing?

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

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...
Love and Support

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...
At the End of the Day

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...