My father was a builder, so I grew up walking construction sites with him. One of the lessons Daddy taught me was the importance of constructing a firm foundation, when building and in life. As a child, I was able to grasp that life lesson because I had a concrete visual of blocks, piers, and […]
When Looking Back is a Catalyst for Moving Forward
My father was born January 19, 1919, during the Spanish flu pandemic that claimed over 500,000 lives. A few days following his birth, my father, and his mother, contracted flu. Both were extremely ill, but survived. My grandmother had two children before daddy’s birth and six more children after. My grandfather, father, and his two […]