Two cars, 11 people, 2,925 miles. And we’re still talking.

When my son suggested we all take a road trip out to Iowa to attend my niece’s wedding, I thought he was crazy. He has seven kids. I like my quiet. Not everyone likes long car rides and I don’t like to be in close quarters with people who don’t. But flying all of us …

And — just like that — he’s 32

This little sandy-haired guy — father of seven, recent law school graduate, hard-headed son of a…oh, wait. Never mind that last part — is turning 32 today. He was a much-loved and much-wanted baby who taught me everything I needed to know about unconditional love. This photo was taken on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, at his …

A dad reaches out for a stepdad

Read this story. It’s really special.

If “religious” people can raise money for a pizza joint…

…what might we all do for runaway/homeless youth? Check this out. And then please consider donating to the True Colors Fund. For more on people donating to a pizza joint (Memories Pizza of Walkerton, Indiana) that won’t (knowingly) cater any wedding for the LGBTQ community — and good Christ, who orders pizza at a wedding, …