Our Thirty Seconds is a journey on which we are both passenger and pilot. We make hopeful choices every moment of every day, some more noteworthy than others. Ultimately these choices fill our Thirty Seconds...

I do not wish to offend.
This has been bugging me for a long time.  The idea that someone “lost” their battle with cancer.  In this case it’s not someone…it’s Laura.  She didn’t lose…and I resent it when someone says that to me.  I understand where that comes from because people don’t mean it in any [...]

I guess I’m feeling cancer-ish lately because I’ve been connecting with folks who are still immersed in that world.  I originally posted this on April 25th, 2009.  (I remember wondering if it was too risky to post the accompanying picture.  It isn’t offensive to me…and this is my blog…so there you go.  I happen to [...]

This is a tribute to all the people that have helped me and my family get through…and continue to move forward. There are so many.  The friends that I see and talk to often…and the ones I’ve made here…through Thirty Seconds.  This is for all of you…
Please feel free to use this video to thank [...]

This post is inspired by something that happened to me about week before Laura died.  I intend to tell the story in a future post…but for now I’d like to respectfully submit what I learned from that “something.”

Who: YOU
What: Live This Day.
Today is part of your Thirty Seconds…”the first day of the rest of your [...]

I buried my wife this afternoon.  It was just her and I one last time.  I miss her all over again.  Then I came home and made this:

If you enjoyed this post…or it speaks to you…click here to get FREE updates by email or RSS