Dave's Pad

 This past Sunday, I shared a message entitled "There is Always a Way Forward". The theme of the message was, well, "there is...

 During Spring Break 1990, when I was 9 years old, my dad, mom and I took our first and only trip to Walt Disney World. It was quite the whi...

 I have been reluctant to share the following thoughts. As you read this, please remember that, in general, when I write it is not to call o...

Abby and I recently planted a short row of butter beans.  Now these aren't just any old grow-on-a-bunch butter beans. These are running ...

What do you see in this picture? Pine trees. Power lines. A road.  A driveway to nowhere.  But that's not what I see...... I ...

I hate funerals. Hate them. Dad always took me to funerals and visitations especially when I was a kid. People would question him about taki...

2018. Wow. I am not sad to see you pass. Or maybe, I'm really glad to see you go. Cartoon depictions often show the new year as a baby a...