Good morning Class of 2013. I have a few parting words of wisdom. For just a moment, take a look around and see the powerful support system you have in your lives.

In honor of the Armed Forces Day Parade May 18th at noon in South Charleston….

Too many people put off something that brings them joy just because they haven’t thought about it, don’t have it on their schedule, didn’t know it was coming or are too rigid to d

I suspect that the most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen. Just listen.

A man stopped at a flower shop to order some flowers to be wired to his mother who lived two hundred miles away.

 The only survivor of a shipwreck washed up on a small, uninhabited island.

 After 17 years of marriage, my wife, Jeanette, wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie.

 Mom loved sparklers. The way they lit up the night, the way they sizzled and danced like tiny stars falling from heaven.

 Our mothers stood up for what we believe in, held us through the night when we’d tremble with fear, laugh at our jokes to give us confidence, nourish us with food and love to watch us g

If you give a mom a muffin,
she’ll want a cup of coffee to go with it.
She’ll pour herself some.
Her three year-old will come and spill the coffee.