Pretty frickin’ powerful lyric for a cartoon “kids” movie. Learning the lessons young, amen to that. "The Next Right Thing" (from "Frozen 2" soundtrack) I've seen dark before But not like this This is cold This is empty This is numb The life I knew is over The lights are out Hello, darkness I'm ready …
Category: family
I’ve Heard It Said
I’ve heard it said that children at some point begin to resist what their parents have to say. This behavior is maybe obvious for adolescent-age kids, but it could happen at any age I suppose. Well, that reality has now arrived in my life. And our oldest daughter is nine years old. We're into Distance …
Sitting in the Hall…
An hour past Bed Time, that’s where I find myself. Our younger daughter lying on the hardwood floor outside my room, pretending to read to her self in the dark. She’s telling a story. It’s a school night. Whoowee. Tensions are rising. In me, anyway. Rather than blow a fuse, I try to relate. Half …
In The Midst Of It All…
...I’m reminded, above it all, before it all, the first priority, your first team, is your family. If you’re lucky enough to have kids, they have to be the first priority. I just read that Kellyanne Conway (who works in the White House), and her husband George Conway (a political columnist) are both stepping away …
Friday, Two Minute Catch Up
Lately I’ve had my daily piece written and scheduled (at least) the night before. Not today. School underway for our kids, distance learning, shitty conditions outside with a heat wave and wild fires in the hills nearby and pandemic life, and...it all caught up with me this time. So a two minute post from the …
Heart to Heart
“Dad, can I talk to you outside,” said our youngest kid to me last weekend. We were camping in the backyard, tent set up for the three kids and me. Our son and I had just gotten into it — he’s seven, the middle kid — and he as lying on the tent floor crying …
Reaching, Seeking, Being
It’s fundamental, really, all readings aside. Or maybe it’s every Bible reading, every Quran reading, every Tanahk reading too. Maybe they all have the same basic guidance. Reach to be better. Seek the lessons from before, and now. Be better. Every day. If religion was that simple, if humans perceived a better path in those …
These Words
These words we say, these words we sing, these words we share, They seek to explain the thoughts we have, the feelings inside, the struggles and pain, the hopes and the love, These words, they make us different perhaps, from every other animal on the face of the earth. When we are unsure, when we …
This Space
This space where we spend time gives me peace. Dark and cramp, in a tent in a backyard campsite. Simple slumber on the ground with our children, their quiet breathing and bodies shifting position as they sleep. This quiet time and place gives me peace. Thankful for this time and place. So simple, necessary during …
Let It Ride
When the kids want to play, if you can, let it ride. It's a fine line, how far they go, but if they're ok, let it ride. Just recently I was thinking that might be a game on. I don't take the time too often to watch sports, and I thought that might be nice. …
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