I once heard about this Hebrew Proverb of the way children enter this world. According to the tale, the Angel Gabriel tells each baby all the secrets about God and the universe. Then he kisses them on the head before sending them off to be born. Immediately thereafter, they begin to […]
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You’ll never stand before a mirror and see my eyes, ears or mouth. Never hear my laugh inside your own. Never stride with my same gait. As my adopted son, you’ll never carry a visible imprint from me. And yet, I hope to pass along more than my genetic instructions to you. More than my color, looks, and behaviors. More […]
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In December 2016, I submitted the following guest blog to Jen Pollock Michel, for her guest series called, “Home: Musings and Memories.” Jen invited writers from all over the Internet to share their stories from home—in advance of her new book, Keeping Place: Reflections on the Meaning of Home (IVP, Spring […]
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Thank you all for making this another amazing year! From my family to yours, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
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For my Keyhole Marketing business, I talk to entrepreneurs and explore the plot twist that led them to start their businesses. Martha Hoover is the owner of Patachou Inc.—a collection of restaurant concepts in Indianapolis, including Cafés Patachou, Petite Chou Bistro and Champagne Bar, Napolese Artisanal Pizzeria and Wine Bar, GELO Dolce Bar, Public Greens an […]
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For my Keyhole Marketing business, I talk to entrepreneurs and explore the plot twist that led them to start their businesses. Jeb Banner is the founder and CEO of SmallBox, an Indianapolis-based firm offering consulting, branding, marketing, and website design / development services. More importantly, he’s a humble guy with a unique, ever-evolving outlook on life. He […]
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My dad embarrassed me a lot as a kid. He probably didn’t know it. At least I sure hope he didn’t. It was his age that bothered me. He was much older than my friends’ dads. I was the sixth child he brought into the world…his last…and there were times […]
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For my Keyhole Marketing business, I talk to entrepreneurs and explore the plot twist that led them to start their businesses. Jeb Banner is the founder and CEO of SmallBox, an Indianapolis-based firm offering consulting, branding, marketing, and website design / development services. More importantly, he’s a humble guy with a unique, ever-evolving outlook on life. He […]
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Grief. It morphs. It swells. It shrinks. It just never seems to leave. … Six years ago today, it became a longtime friend of mine, meeting me inside a hospital room outside Indianapolis. There, my wife and I held a child we thought might finally be the long-awaited, new addition to our family. A […]
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For my Keyhole Marketing business, I talk to entrepreneurs and explore the plot twist that led them to start their businesses. Kate Franzman is the founder of Bee Public, an Indianapolis organization focused on building bee habitats around the city and educating kids and adults on the necessity of bees in sustaining our own. She’s an […]
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