The THOUGHT BOX. Not sure where this idea originated, but it's one I've used with the kids since they seemed open to it. I apply the concept to bad dreams, primarily...or at least that's where it started. Now I apply it even more liberally, to things they are scared of, worried about. Here’s how it …
Category: faith
God’s Work
This concept comes to mind often for me. When am I closest to God? When am I doing what God wants me to do? When am I truly aligned? Sometimes it seems obvious, immediate, powerful. Like watching my son run along the beach. Or standing in the ocean with him, teaching him to hold his …
Family
My mom used to say it, “family is most important.” It seemed like hyperbole when I was a teenager. Of course family is important, I thought, but so is spending time with other friends, doing fun things, etc. Typical teenager thoughts, young person thoughts, natural. I thought at the time my mom was trying to …
Number One Daughter
Silly title, really, "Number One Daughter"...we're lucky to have two of them, two daughters, and they are equally magical. But it's the oldest's birthday, so singing her praises just now, Number One Daughter, born that way, and how... Such a joy, a gift, so blessed in so many ways, countless ways, here are a few, …
Valentine
Most of my life, fleeting, this idea, of “valentine”. But never fleeting, the ideal of “love.” That is what I am committed to. I’ve been blessed with enough romance to smile, and tingle, in my life. I hope for more. But of love? Of love I am sure. And forever. And evermore.
Me & Dad
Back to back tribute, Howie Lud. Three years gone, though his memory lives on, On in what he thought, what he taught, what he was, Was so much, to so many, still that today, Filled up, love, gotta say, The math and the sport, the way, and music too, not afraid, come what may, he …
Remembering Howie, Thanking Vitas
My dad died three years ago this week. Super Bowl Sunday morning, 2018. Remembering him a lot lately; when even I need patience, he comes to mind. Steadfast? Yep, that too. This year I’m also remembering the great care he got, we all got, through Vitas Healthcare. They provided solid hospice care to him; they …
Swing Away
Maybe a baseball term, maybe golf, maybe just in my head. The intent is the same: Don’t hold back, you’re free to make the decision, do what you think best, swing away. Just make contact, play it safe, or let it all hang out, full rotation, come what may. I think I play it safe …
Skinned Knees: Hope Is A Salve
Skinned knees. Remember them before? Maybe recently? Even if it’s been a while since you physically fell to the ground...maybe you’ve had a series of fails at work - it’s sort of the same. It stings; it hurts; the wound lingers, there’s periodic pain, it doesn’t go away quickly. What’s the answer, what’s the salve …
These Songs, These Words, Closer to God
Talking to a good friend recently, talking about my struggles of late, my thoughts and feelings therein, and how my writing relates... For better or worse, I lay a lot of it out here, you see... It’s a blend of diary and journal and blog, giving me both the personal and creative outlet, together, I …
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