Washed Away Florida is well known for its long and varied stretches of beaches. Its coastline is so vast that it’s like driving from Miami, Florida, to Fort Worth,...
Hidden Danger After packing up and heading back home from our camping trip, I decided to make a pit stop and take my son to Lake Okeechobee. This visit...
For the past several years, our family has vacationed in North Carolina near the Great Smokey Mountains. We usually rent a wood cabin high up in the mountains, in...
Recently I’ve been stretched a little thin. My wife often asks me how I balance home commitments, family, friends, work, and other a slew of different things. My response...
I recently heard a talk from a clinical health psychologist discussing the brain’s intricacies and the effects of trauma. During her discussion, she mentions how traumatic events tie our...
The other day while speaking with a fellow brother, he mentioned how he was having all of his A.C. ducts replaced and large portions of drywall. It seems he...
Not long ago, scientists discovered a parasitic fungus turning carpenter ants in Thailand into “zombies.” The fungus, a species of Ophiocordyceps, hijacks the ants’ nervous systems, causing the insects to perform...
“Honey, have you seen how many weeds are growing in the yard?” my wife asked me. “Yea. It’s like they never take a break. I just treated that area...
Cut it Out As a physical therapist in a hospital, my wife sees thousands of patients each year. Patients go to her department to rehabilitate parts of their bodies...
When we purchased our home almost twelve years ago, it came with a poinciana tree in the front yard. From the looks of it, the tree was planted...