The Vortex of Life
Posted on Thursday, July 14, 2011
Webster defines a “vortex” as a mass of fluid with a whirling or circular motion that tends to form a cavity or vacuum in the center of the circle and draws toward this cavity or vacuum bodies subject to its action: something that resembles a whirlpool. READ MORE
Who Are You?
Posted on Thursday, June 23, 2011
I have been reading Winnie-the-Pooh to my kids. We went on the ride at Disney a while back and I realized I didn’t really know the story. Someone told me today that a new movie is coming out too- we will definitely go. A while back, I downloaded it for free when we first got our iPad. I am only now getting around to reading it to the girls- chapter by chapter. I wonder if A.A. Milne ever in his wildest dreams imagined that people all over the globe could have his work in their hands in a matter of seconds through a digital devise connected to communication waives in mid-air? Amazing how far our technology has developed, while the themes that define who we are really haven’t. READ MORE
Spinning Plates
Posted on Thursday, April 14, 2011
The search for significance in an age-old question that artists and writers have attempted to answer through their work for centuries- I am in a season of life where I am thinking a lot about making a difference. So this is the American dream as it is presented to us- being married to someone you love, having your own car, a job, a house with a mortgage, two kids, a reasonable amount of unsecured debt and a vacation once a year. It is something you see in an iPhone or a beer commercial or read about in Southern Living or Garden and Gun. READ MORE
Emotional Imodium
Posted on Wednesday, February 16, 2011
I will warn you in advance that the content of this blog post contains TMI. Read further with caution. My house is currently being ravaged by a savage stomach virus. I am the last man standing. I can feel my stomach churning as I type. Whether this is a psychosomatic reaction to the knowledge of what has taken place in my home over the last several days or the actual bug, I’m not sure. What I do know is the ladies in the house are piled up in my bed sound asleep before 8pm and I will be sleeping elsewhere. READ MORE
God Is In the Business of Changing Names
Posted on Friday, January 21, 2011
My first name is Marty, but I have always been called by my middle name. In high school I started using the first initial “M” when my full name was written out so people would call me Craig. There is nothing necessarily wrong with the name Marty- it is just not what I’m called. As an attorney, I have handled a few name changes. It is a relatively simple proceeding. You file a Complaint alleging why you want to change your name and at the stroke of a pen, your legal name can be changed by a judge. In a divorce decree, if a woman wants her prior name restored, it simply takes the addition of one line of text and her name will no longer identify her with her former husband. In a backwards kind of way, as a divorce lawyer, I am in the name changing business. READ MORE
And the Pursuit of Love
Posted on Thursday, January 13, 2011
Have you noticed how often the plot line of a movie will find its climax in an apology or a confession turning the story toward resolution? The character almost always apologizes with some desire for the offended person’s happiness: “all I strived for was your happiness,” “I thought it was what you wanted,” or “I tried to keep you happy that way”? These words often function as the key for solving the conflict. READ MORE
Rechargeable Batteries
Posted on Monday, December 27, 2010
Rachel and I were talking over coffee this morning and we realized that we have had four gatherings of family and friends in four days- the culmination to a chaotic year. The holidays can wear me out as much or more than work. Vacations can be the same way. Looking around the comparatively quiet but disheveled house, there are remnants of opened Christmas presents, gifts that the girls have not gotten around to play with, and two Christmas trees that I wouldn’t advise anyone to smoke near. READ MORE
The Power of a Praying Wife
Posted on Monday, December 27, 2010
There is a saying in life that goes something like this, "People NEVER change." I've heard it alot in life referring to cheating spouses, lying friends and it's probably in a few country songs. Well, part of that is true. People don't change...unless circumstances happen where they want to change. I have experienced that change this year in my marriage. I thought I would share it so anyone who ever thought "There's just no way this can work out" can have HOPE. READ MORE
one man's journey
Posted on Tuesday, November 02, 2010
Jennifer and I have dated since we were juniors in high school. I was 17 and she was 16. We were even voted best senior couple and most likely to get married. It was at this time that we started a sexual relationship as well. We both would tell you now that we were too young, but at the time we felt like we were just finding ourselves and didn’t really know any better. READ MORE
