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...
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...
After three years, a quarter of a million miles and 19 countries I have a couple of observations - Love is the most profound force known to man That whoever said that time heals all wounds must have broken something other than their heart. The book Understanding Your...
30 years ago today Carol and I were blessed with our first child. Ever year since, we have celebrated the day we first experienced Christina's sweet radiance. I'm sad that I am not at home, sitting with family, reminiscing over the many ways that Christina has blessed...
I find writing to be a most interesting process. I read recently that much of what we write we must have the courage to wad up and throw away, as it was simply a process to get to what we were really trying to say....
February 20th, 2016 Mae Sai, Thailand new the Burma border I loved celebrating my daughter Christina's love of all things coffee from the village of Pha Mi in Mae Sai, Thailand. Who would have dreamed that on my way to tell orphan stories, I would find some...
[Before getting this post under way let me share two previous posts from last year in India that explains one reason that the elephant ride today was very special too me…. In search of an elephant ride, in India and Love Does! Traveling with Christina in...
Standing in the studio of my good friend and accomplished Fort Worth artist Tess Mcdonald, Carol and I were prepared for the unveiling of two paintings Tess created from photographs I had taken while in Ethiopia with The Adera foundation. We could have never anticipated...
Cradling little 5lb 6oz baby Christina Paul in my arms, only hours after her arrival into this world, was such a vivid reminder that life is both fragile and precious and should never be taken for granted. Despite her embilical cord being wrapped around her...
There are so many layers to this story that I don't really know where to begin. Elements of the story here today, Princy's baby shower, really started over a year ago when I first befriended Princy's husband Binu. What started with my asking Binu for...
