My son, Matthew, was home from college recently to attend a family wedding. We had decided to use his car to drive down to the wedding and I had asked him to clean out his car (which barely resembled a car on the inside anymore). After he came back in the house too quickly, I went to check it out. I don’t need to go into the heated argument that ensued, only that he seemed clueless about why I didn’t think it was suitably clean to take his mom and sister. After about a half hour of angry silence… Continue

Have you ever been profoundly personally touched and inspired by someone you barely even knew? I’m not talking about someone famous, but a very ordinary guy. I went to the memorial yesterday for a man named Joe. I met Joe only twice before he lost his battle earlier this week to cancer. He was a husband, father, friend and fellow worker. But more than that, he was a man who spent his life making treasure.

I listened to person after person – 3 children, 8 brothers and sisters, sister-in-law and… Continue