A couple of weeks ago I was having a conversation with my friend Joe. We discussed many subjects, but one of them rose to the top of my thoughts as I was hiking recently. The subject revolved around whether the writing of this blog

Today, My Joy Journey with Amy, is available for purchase as a book at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and thousands of independent bookstores across the country. In the months leading up to its release, I have struggled with the concept of

Claire finished her second year of Physical Therapy school in the summer of 2019. Our typically confident and independent child struggled through the academic portion of the program at Western Kentucky University.

Since my return from Utah, I have returned to hiking segments of the Ice Age Trail. I am getting in roughly twenty miles each week and it feels good to be back in a routine hiking. My mental health is always better when I can clear

Just a few days before Amy was diagnosed with cancer, my mother passed away from rapidly progressive dementia. She advanced from a relatively normal mental state over the holidays of 2021 to very visible symptoms of memory

As my time in Utah was ending, I had one last opportunity to fit in a hike just by myself. The night before, I hedged on whether I should even try to fit in one more hike. I had wanted to complete a seven mile out and