by Mark Edge | Feb 21, 2024 | Emotional Health
Monday was Presidents’ Day. When I think about those who have served as our nation’s presidents, I am struck by how many faced tremendous adversity, misfortune, and harsh conditions. George Washington lost his father when he was ten. His half-brother Lawrence became...
by Mark Edge | Feb 15, 2024 | Emotional Health
In honor of Super Bowl week, I want to write about a man worthy of our admiration: Doug Williams. I heard Doug Williams interviewed by someone from our local radio station last week at the Super Bowl. Doug Williams was a black quarterback who played in the NFL. You...
by Mark Edge | Jan 25, 2024 | Emotional Health
Bert was four when his dad died of pneumonia and typhoid fever. Later, his mother died of pneumonia and typhoid fever, making Bert an orphan at ten. Bert, his brother, and his sister were sent to different relatives’ homes, permanently separating them. At age...
by Mark Edge | Nov 29, 2023 | Emotional Health
I was reading a biography of George Washington recently and came across a passage that intrigued me. The writer spoke of George Washington’s happy return to Mt. Vernon after completing his second presidential term. For over twenty years, George’s life had been...
by Mark Edge | Nov 22, 2023 | Emotional Health
Growing up, I had always heard about Lou Gehrig’s famous speech as a dying man: “Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of this Earth….” But I had never read the extensive context of that story until a few years ago when I bought a copy of Luckiest Man:...
by Mark Edge | Nov 9, 2023 | Emotional Health
A few years ago, I had a speaking engagement. I arrived, carrying the most enormous suitcase we owned packed with stuff. It weighed between 55 and 60 pounds. When I walked into the facility, various people asked me why I had the suitcase. I told them I did not have...
