I share the 9/11 story of myself and my childhood best friend, Mike, every year. It’s an incredible story of baseball, beer, and friendship. In 2016, our story went viral when by was told by Mike Rowe on his popular podcast, “The Way I Heard It”. The episode was called “You Don’t Know Mike”. Back in 2001, I … Continue reading Never Forget 9/11/01
Turtles at Poipu Beach, Kauai It’s been nearly a year since I was diagnosed with Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD). Since then, I have learned a lot.ILD is a broad term for a group of disorders that have progressive scarring of the lungs. There is no cure for ILD. When I was first diagnosed, much of … Continue reading Finding Focus Through the Setbacks
Recently I fought for my life, hospitalized for 53 days.My son Dylan and I have been going to Coachella since he was 11 years old in 2007.Making it to our 11th Coachella was a huge driving goal of mine,training hard for months to make it happen.... I went to from initially fighting with all my … Continue reading I Rocked Coachella!
The "Keep Playing" email is an uplifting start to each day for us at Fairway Independent Mortgage. Originally it was written daily by Jake, our founder & CEO, Steve Jacobson. Now every day a different person from our company shares a little piece of themselves. Last year I shared my 9/11 story. Today I shared … Continue reading KEEP PLAYING
27 years.Half of our lives.We became the best of friends in California.Fell in love in Kentucky.Were married in Nevada.Started our married life & family in Kentucky.Established roots & raised our boys in Arizona.Times that challenged us in Idaho/Wyoming.To settle back down with a whole lot of gratitude in Arizona.2 sons9 different addresses5 dogs…as well as … Continue reading 27 years #blessed
SISTERSDina, left, with Shelly (2002) As well acquainted as I am with grief, I’ve been blessed not to lose anyone close to me too soon since I lost my fiancé, Dana, thirty years ago. I’m an only child, and my wife Shelly has just one sibling, her older sister Dina. After painfully struggling for a … Continue reading Have A Blessed Day
Ten Thousand Days 