My X-factor, as I often refer to her; at least I did, when she was little. The thought comes to mind still. She is our third child and second daughter, a bit of a surprise (to me, anyway)...and then all the joy and beauty and sass and pure goodness I could hope for. I've said …
Category: parenting
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 …
Beach
Funny thing, the beach. Timeless, the waves, the sound, the water never stops. Here with family, a little break, celebrating birthdays. Time with the kids, our reduced family, COVID-style. Would that we could be a bigger group, but the pandemic demands a different path. All the same, the beach is our friend. The ocean is …
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 …
Lyrics Post: “Free Your Mind”
Quite unexpected, not really a genre I partake from too often; too often that’s where the gems lie. Lots of folks know these ladies rock it, knowing the beats, words good too, message good too. Whether you’re en vogue or not, free your mind all the same. Maybe now more than ever. “Prejudice, wrote a …
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, …
“Pressure Is A Privilege“
This idea, timeless. Let’s remember, often times it is so. The pressure we feel is from the circumstance we’ve put ourselves, the opportunity to benefit, to shine. And so this particular pressure is a privilege. Let us rise to the occasion. Let us rise each day and give it our best. The moment asks nothing …
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.
Kids Do The Darndest Things
Freestyle flow, how does it go? Got kids, don’t ya know... They’re so dialed in, some of the time, paying attention most all of the time. Early morning up, blanket in the hall, that started this rant, A couple more coming, to round out the chant. “Dad I got no where to keep this stuff. …
Mom
Today’s her day, what to say? She poured herself out in a particular way. Salt of the earth, that’s part of her core, foundation of family right down to the core. She gave herself to us until we were grown, then shifted to pour herself into other work, ever caring for others. She and Abe …
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