"Life Lessons and Travels" follows the complicated roots of the author's ancestry and family history. He came from a split family and didn't realize that his stepfather wasn't his biological dad until he was around six years old. His siblings consisted of a stepbrother and four half-sisters (two half-sisters from his bio dad's side and two half-sisters from his mother's side). His wife Sandie often jokes that for an "only child," he came from a large family. His experiences parenting, career planning, travelling in hotel management, and escaping the cut-throat corporate world to pivot to conference and trade show management are covered in detail. He also shares his leisurely, post-retirement vacations. His belief that God has been, and still is, with him on his life's journey is subtly woven throughout the book. He believes God led him to the love of his life, who he's been with for 30 years.