P e r s p e c t i v e
June 7, 2018 My son, Michael Bennett was wheeled in to the Pre-Op room at about 8:30 AM. His nervous excitement and uneasy playfulness was on glorious display for all … Read more
Peanut’s Story
Why America Was Pretty Great Today
I felt pretty grateful today. Sitting in the auditorium of my son’s preschool, a couple hundred parents waited with anticipation for the Christmas program to begin. From the back of … Read more
Superman Takes On Cincinnati
As a small infant, Superman was cast from his home and rocketed across through space by his parents. He arrived in a strange world and was rescued by modest people … Read more
Words Lost
“Words Lost” Written September 2015 for Michael Bennett Audioroad Verse 1 If I could bring you here into my light Steal your pain and make it all feel right You … Read more
Being Bubba
Help your brother’s boat across, and your own will reach the shore. ~Hindu Proverb I never had a brother. I was an only boy in a family with two sisters. … Read more
Barton Creek to New York
My boy Michael Bennett has the most infectious smile I have ever seen. His will and his persistence at simple common tasks is unflapable and inspiring. Not to mention, he is quite … Read more
Peanut is Home!
This week, the end of an amazing journey came to pass and a new and exciting one began. After a year and a half of working to bring home our adopted … Read more
The Unpredictability of Life and Crib Building
At 46 years old and with my first-born heading off for college this fall, the last thing I had expected to be doing over the holidays was putting together a … Read more
Bringing Home Peanut
Last October, my wife and I arrived at an orphanage called Future Hope in Xiaman, China. We had traveled 16 hours with a good friend of ours who introduced us to … Read more