Dear Child, It may come as a surprise to you–even shock you a little– learning your Mama kept secrets from you. And still does when she deems it necessary. Not mistruths–but secrets. Like for example... She never told you as a teenager, she couldn’t sleep nights until she saw headlights shining through the bedroom window. And then she knew--you were safe and sound–home. She never told you how often her pillow was soaked in tears over the little things–such as the first tim

Before the pandemic, I think in late 2019 a dear friend of mine came to me with the idea of writing a book. Challenged me to think about how Jesus would have used His teachings, His Godly example in the locker room, on the sidelines as a coach, during victories as well as defeats. I started my writing career as a journalist on the sports field. As a writer I penned stories of play by play action and often interviewed a player after games, but always after every game, the co