This morning my one-year-old daughter, Jane, was pointing at the box of Star Wars marshmallow cereal, and then rubbing her chest with her hands- the sign for “Please.” I think. It is in our house. Somehow Henry convinced his mother …
#LoveWins
June 26 was an historic day. After much contemplation (and recently watching Return of the Jedi with my four-year-old son) I feel compelled to say two things to two specific groups of people. Group One: You’re gay (publicly or privately) …
The Grit Squad
Dear Cleveland, Dan Gilbert, and whomever else this may concern: I know I have no business sending you this letter. I live and pay taxes in Cincinnati. I’ve only been to Cleveland a handful of times and I’ve never been …
The Artistic Wizards of Rowland Augur
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In third grade I remember walking out to the grassy knoll near the kickball diamond with my best friend, Matt. I was about to show him the new wrestling move, a secret torture-device my dad taught me the night before. …
Dare to Hope
Isaac and I were working on a voiceover script for an upcoming video the other day. We were tweaking one line to read: We dare to risk because we dare to hope. Today Leah and I leave with our 3.5 …
The Stupid Fear of Looking Stupid
But what if I look stupid? That’s the question we ask ourselves a lot, isn’t it? At a certain age we become aware and afraid of looking stupid. My three-year-old son, Henry, hasn’t gotten there yet. He has zero fear …
Cracking the Code of Holy Nudges
You ever get a feeling, and then immediately after, something inside you discredits it? I wrote a “poem” a few years ago where the first two lines went, Trust your hunches, there’s a chance they’re holy. Stop second-guessing yourself, you …
We Are Story Mirrors
During a recent commercial shoot I asked four 1st graders what makes them afraid. One kid said bees and described in fantastical detail what it feels like to be stung by thousands of them. Pretty quickly though the entire group …
Parade Throwers
My buddy Sean called me last night all the way from Wooster, Ohio. He wanted to confirm a rumor he was hearing about me throwing out a first pitch at the Reds game today (on Saturday, April 11). He seemed …