Free and Clear
Bill wrote a book! It’s really good too. He’s got a real talent for storytelling. The story is a really good one too and partially set at my house!
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Meridian Street
There is a small community in northeast Huntsville called Lincoln Village. 15 years ago a good friend and pastor started a conversation with a little girl who turned into a…
Behold the Lamb
I really love the Christmas album and show from Andrew Peterson and friends called Behold the Lamb. If you don’t know it, add it to your Holiday Mix. Love this…
What if you could scholarship a kid to Lincoln for free?
What if you could redirect half of your taxes to your kid’s school? You can! We’ll sort of. In Alabama there is something called the Alabama Accountability Act and it…
Time of Transition
To the Lincoln Community, Staff, Faculty, Donors, Volunteers, Parents and kids. It is again my great pleasure to write to the entire community in my capacity as the Chairman of…
Ocular Melanoma, Five Years Out
This is Deadly, We’re Sorry So they started by saying “This is deadly, we’re sorry.” Five years ago today, February 23rd 2011 is a day that forever changed my life,…
The Land Trust & The Nature Conservancy
The outdoors are very important to me. I grew up on a farm north of Huntsville that was about 650 acres mostly leased out to a local cotton farmer called…
Mapathon for Downtown Huntsville
There is a new event coming up in Downtown Huntsville called a Map-a-Thon. It’s a competition put on by Downtown Huntsville, Inc along with several friends and partners, including Solid…
Pray for Ukraine
When I was 18 I went to Russia. It was 1983 and before the Berlin Wall fell and communist kleptocracy that was the old Soviet Block came crashing down. Like…
Happy 2014 Everyone!
The $$ spent on this could have feed everyone in South Sudan AND the Syrian Refugee Camps but (and that’s an Alabama-sized but) it is really, really awesome! Crazy. Visit…
My Friend Mack
So the last few days have been a little on the rough side. My friend Gina called me late Friday and said she was concerned about our friend Mack. She…
The Partnership Charter
I will probably write more than one post about this, it was such a meaningful experience. Many things on this blog are personal but this is about Solid Earth. Rewinding…
Back from Orlando with Spring and a Roadmap
As we all get back to town from the big NAR event in Orlando there is much to do. First we have to rest our feet from walking the 72…
New post over on SolidEarth.com: Countdown to Spring
T-Minus 10 days and counting here
The Village Marketplace and the Power of Trust
Earlier this year I heard from my friend Susan Ross at Lincoln Village about an idea she had for a Thrift Store. It was really more than a thrift store,…
