Don't know about you, but on my side 2016 is starting off at a pretty good clip. Another week in the books, another edition of Friday Faves for you. ENJOY! Destination of the Week: Kerala is a state in the southwest corner of India. 13 reasons for applause and an indication that things CAN get …
Category: attitude
Relative Struggle
The dictionary defines the word STRUGGLE thus: "To contend resolutely with a task, problem, etc.; strive." There's been a fair amount of low-level, daily struggle with my family's current health situation. As I shared last week, my father suffered a stroke on New Year's Eve. He's now in a stroke rehabilitation center beginning his comeback. …
Marriage is a Choice
My wife, SCL, is a very thoughtful person. Smart too. And pretty, well...pretty as well (I was going to say HOT!, but thought better...whoops!)... We've been together ten years, married seven, and have three kids under five (if you've read other posts, you might know this already). The following is a piece she posted a …
Stroke, Revisted
My first experience with stroke was as a little boy. My father's mother, who lived in western New York, had a stroke when she was in her sixties. That stroke changed grandma's life. She never went home. She was in a nursing home the rest of her life, until she died many years later. What …
Daughters: Let Them Shine
When my daughters were born I realized my mission as a dad was suddenly a lot more dynamic than I'd imagined it would be. While I've always respected and gotten along with women, and felt that I understand them pretty well (as best I can, being a man) raising girls was a reality I hadn't …
Don’t Be Afraid of a Nibbled Doughnut
We face it all the time as parents of little kids. A plate of food barely touched, a doughnut with the sprinkles and frosting eaten away but little else. What to do? People are starving all over the world. Refugees are on the move fleeing war. And here's this lightly nibbled pastry. The answer? If …
#kidtime/1
We've been at it for a while. The oldest is nearly five years old, the middle one is three, the youngest will be two in a couple months. With all the holiday (and usual weekend) prep activities today, coupled with a particularly needy son today, this mantra came to mind. I'm going to use liberally. …
3 P’s: Pain, Purpose, and Progress
There's a sign in three foot letters on the side of a church I pass by frequently. It says "NEVER GIVE UP." I couldn't agree more. I've written elsewhere about the value of accepting and thus transcending the fact that life is difficult. The idea is, once we accept this statement to be true, it's …
Sublime Sunday
Sundays end up being a mix of chores and errands, with bits of pause and rest sprinkled in. The key is to make the most of the bits, while checking things off the list. I wrote about making the most of the mundane a while back. More along the same track, finding the bits of …
Insights: It’s What You Do With Them That Counts
The past three days have given me ample reason to be thankful yet again for the people around me. Different people for different reasons gave me a measurable improvement in my outlook on several topics, and thus given me insights on which to take action. That effort to Take Action is the crux of this …
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