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I’m Not Your Mama Or Your Daddy

I’m really excited today, because this is the first-ever guest author on ItStartsWith.Us. Mike Summers is a Chicago attorney who I previously featured on the site — you can find my original story on him here. I’d like to thank Mike very much for taking the time to contribute, and I hope you all enjoy [...]

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Be Remarkable (It’s Not That Hard)

t’s been a rough day for this family. Two of our three kids have bad asthma and allergies, and spring is usually the worst time of the year for them. Last night my oldest child (who’s seven) woke up after three hours of sleep and was barely able to breathe. He’s been bad all week, [...]

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Living for Others: Kenny Kramm

ItStartsWith.Us has been live for about three weeks now, and I’ve had the pleasure of interacting with a number of interesting people. During that time, I’ve had the most correspondence with a gentleman named Kenny Kramm. This is his story.
met Kenny on Twitter, where he goes by the handle @centerpet (more on that later). [...]

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A Celebration of Life

A friend of mine showed me a Youtube video last month that absolutely floored me. I had never before seen such a powerful demonstration of a mother and father’s love for their child. At six minutes in length, this is longer than most online video clips, but I promise it’s well worth it. Check it [...]

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