Ever since I was young I had an entrepreneurial side. I liked to figure out how to make a few dollars doing something…anything…as long as it was legal. 🙂 Jonny the bracelet maker In elementary school, it was friendship bracelets. During that time, everyone else was making braided friendship bracelets out of plastic cord and I […]
TODAY is my Mom’s Birthday. Happy Birthday, Mom! I started writing this a while ago and as Mom’s Birthday approached, I thought it would be fitting to post it right on the day. It’s always interesting to look back on your life because you see things that you didn’t see before. For me, one of
A few weeks ago we were meeting with old friends, Melissa and Al. You will remember Melissa from the “Are you Jonny?” post I did a while back. Just to clarify – our friendship is old, they’re not old. 🙂 Melissa reminded me of our little “hike” up in Tobermory back in about 2004 or
One of the wonderful things about going to a small church with an active youth group was that there was ALWAYS something going on, on Friday night, Saturday and Sunday. Something I remember with fond memories was pond hockey at the Brown’s farm during the winter months. It wasn’t sophisticated. Out behind the barn, there
I have mentioned before that I’m a Christian – a person who follows Jesus. I’d like to tell you how I came to this place in my life where I put my faith in Jesus Christ For me, this is the most important part of my entire life story. Everything else falls under this story
One dead cow; My story of coming to faith in Jesus Read More »
And the last in my 4 part series – Cats, Cars, Coffee & Cruises. If you haven’t read the other ones. Here they are: Cats Cars Coffee Back to Part 4: Cruises In May of 2013, we were going to be celebrating our 10th Anniversary. It was hard to believe that Joy had put up
I first started to drink coffee when I was young, taking a few sips from my Mom or Dad’s coffee. Maybe that’s why I’m so short? They always said it would stunt my growth. Shoot. When I was in my early 20’s and working in the grocery business, I developed an affinity for the hot
Spoiler Alert: The good part is near the bottom, although…the whole post is interesting. This is a 4 Part Series – click here to read the 1st in the series From a very young age, I was a car guy. My Dad and I spent many hours, driving around car dealerships looking at new and
This post is connected in some ways to the post that I wrote about meeting and falling in love with my wife, Joy. If you have not read it yet – check it out first here. Now, on to a funny story. It’s no secret that I’m a fan of Southern Gospel music. As a
Hobbies and interests; We all have them and for me, it just happens that mine all start with a “C.” Which reminds me of my sister’s old answering machine message. “You have reached Chris, Carla, Cameron and Carter…” Anyway…I digress. If you want to strike up an interesting conversation with me, my interests can be
Sometimes having a disability is like the elephant in the room. Everyone knows it’s there, but no one wants to say anything. It’s just awkward. Here’s a scenario that happens to everyone. You meet someone via email or telephone and you develop a mental picture of what that person looks like, or, if you’re like
I get asked this question fairly often: “How did you meet your wife?” Sometimes it’s out of interest from a friend or colleague, and other times I think it’s out of sheer surprise when people find out that I’m married to a “normal” girl. Even though society has been on this integration/inclusive kick for quite
