If Anxiety Were a Superpower
If anxiety were a superpower, I would have already solved the world's problems before they even occurred. I would have already played out the mass co...
Inheritance
“Hey honey. October is a women’s issue, so you should write my column, you know, about being a woman.” Being female doesn’t mean I represent ...
A Good Reflection in the Mirror
“Kids are like a mirror, what they see and hear they do. Be a good reflection for them.” ...
COVID Adventures
“I’ve been away, but now I’m back.” That line from The Shining is one of many that I quote from time to time in my daily life and seemed to b...
A year in the life
How
is 2019 already coming to a close? Better yet, how is this decade coming to a close? I know it’s a cliche, but the years
really go by quicker a...
A lifetime of thanks
“Be thankful
for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you
don't have, you will never, ever have enough.”
Oprah...
Halloween: The Night Fun Came Home
I’ve always loved fall. It’s probably my favorite time of year. The air gets a little cooler; the leaves begin to change, there are football games...
Kingston’s Journey
“He
didn’t even hug me goodbye.” Those were
the words I sputtered out to my wife after our son, Kingston, walked into his
kindergarten cl...
Family Time
“Think of your family today and every day thereafter, don’t let the busy world of today keep you from showing how much you love and appreciate you...
The Comeback City
“I’m coming home, coming home. Tell the world, I’m coming home.” Do you remember that song from Diddy? It came out in 2010, the same year I ca...
Day Trip Adventures
Day trips. Or as we call them in the Vogler household: adventures. Whatever you choose to call them, these excursions can be a great way to get out o...
The Golden Rule
I like to think of myself as a pretty young guy. For me, graduating high school still seems like it was just yesterday. In reality, it was 2005 and in...
Taking Care of Our Temple
Here’s a public service announcement: drinking an abundance of energy drinks and not enough water, along with too much protein in the diet, and the...
Life Unfiltered
What in the world am I writing about? It’s a question I’ve asked myself while trying to decide what direction this column should go in. It’s a q...
Meet Simon
Simon is a five-month-old sealpoint little guy that came to us as a stray.
In 1983, I had moved back to Danville from living in Utah for four years...