Probably my favorite month of the year, right along with December. October. The real beginning of Fall; football; my birthday; Halloween and “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.” What’s not to like?

I have been involved and busied in so many things of late and have neglected my duties to this blog and all of the readers that I do not have. The outcry at my absence has been, well, not quite deafening.

So much to say and so much going on in the world and in our country. At least I think it is still our country…for now at least. Maybe not for long though. Not given all of that is going on. And I really don’t think many are watching or don’t seem to care or maybe too much of both. I’ll save that for my next posting though. For now I would like to start this month, my favorite month in all likelihood, out on a positive and happy note. As much as possible that is.

My kids grown ever closer to high school.   It is so hard to realize at times how quickly time has passed of course, a thing to which all parents would likely likewise attest. They are doing well and doing a lot. Academics- good; music- good to very good; sports- good; happiness- pretty good I think. They are teenagers though and are acting as most teens do- they don’t seem to have as much need for their parents as they used to and that makes us sad at times but is indeed a sign that they are growing up fairly normal I think.

My wife and I have our issues- some more pressing and serious than others of course- but we manage to stay together as so many seem to not. Our relationship is basically strong but needs much more attention than we have been able to give it. I sense that is changing, a bit here and there, in the right direction. I hope that I am right and I know I need to pay more attention and do more of the right things.

I love my wife and I love my kids. I love our family (this would have to include our Goldens as most would know and agree with such an inclusion) and we have a fairly fortunate situation given some of what we see around us. At times I wish that I had married younger (same person honey!) and had kids sooner (same kids kids!) as I find that I am too often easily exhausted these days. Maybe that is my age or maybe my diet or maybe just a lack of quality sleep. Not too unlike many out there I would guess. Hopefully fixable. Likely solvable.

Not much creativity here this morning. Just wanted to start the month out with an entry. Get back to some more regular writing. Get back to getting some of all of this off of my chest.

How are all of you doing? Is life good? Are you happy with things- at home, at work, in your community, in your state, in your country…in the world? I hope so. In a world seemingly too fast filling with new evil and old hatreds it would seem that a lot more goodness is needed in the balance. The problem with the bad versus the good is that the bad attacks and kills while the good too often just does nothing. Often when nothing is done then nothing is done.

So go out today and make some good okay? Stand for something that is true and good and right and maybe missing from your life or from your world. Fill the voids that evil seeks and evil fills. Before it is too late.

I fear for us my friends, but today I will not live within such fear. Today I will welcome my favorite month with an open heart and open mind and I will do my best to make someone else’s day worth shining on. It is the least that I can do on this first day of my favorite month. Maybe you can join me?

Until another day stay strong and fight evil. It is closer, and stronger, than you think.