As I prepare for a return trip to the Philippines tonight on a 15 hour flight that departs at 10pm, my mind is flooded with memories. Four years ago my heart was broken into a million pieces when our daughter Christina passed from this earth. There...
[Friday, August 18th, 2017, Day 18 of a 26 day, 11 flight and 4 country adventure through France, Ukraine, Russia and Spain.] Christina loved celebrating life, she lived life like it was something to be treasured, never wasted and she loved what we called "magic moments". Following...
[Sitting at the airport, minutes before takeoff to France, Ukraine, Russia and Spain] I love travel, I always have...
From my time in Ethiopia - “We think that by protecting ourselves from suffering we are being kind to ourselves. The truth is, we only become more fearful, more hardened, and more alienated. We experience ourselves as being separate from the whole. This separateness becomes like...
Knowing that tomorrow is Christina’s 31st birthday, I find myself lingering a little longer over coffee, hugging people more and crying (or laughing) for no particular reason. Over the last three years I have taken thousands of photographs, from high atop Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa to...
I was very moved by the Samford History Department’s selection of recipients for the Christina Mosley Furr award this year. Carol and I were blessed to present the award to Karson Loomis whom we enjoyed very much getting to know at this years banquet. The recipient for...
"To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly be broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give it to no one, not even an animal. Wrap it carefully...
Christina had an insatiable appetite for reading, she loved books with a passion, and I am grateful. One of my favorite memories was placing a pajama clad Christina on the baby seat of my bicycle. Not even old enough to walk, we rode to Taylor's book...
Recently I received the following message from a new friend I made while flying home from Asia. She was the passenger to my right and her words encourage me to continue sharing from my heart, telling stories and taking risks. "About a year ago I was...
I love annual traditions and the yearly pilgrimage to hear the Dallas Symphony perform their Christmas celebration has been one of my favorites for twenty-six years. Thank you Daniel and Sunny Salls for making this years experience so special. For twenty-two of those twenty-six years, Christina...
