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 …
Category: parenting
A New Way
Striving, searching, thinking about a new path. How to proceed, how to behave, how to think about it all? We walk a path, we work hard to get in the groove. We find the pace, the manner to step, we get comfortable with the features along the way. And then inevitably, at some point, things …
Bonus Post: This Bowl
This bowl had one of my favorite things in it today: leftovers. I can’t even recall what exactly was in it. But it helped me get through what felt like a long and was for sure another hot, humid day in the garage office. It’s my daughters’ bowl, and I was glad to have a …
I Don’t Understand
I was listening to the radio recently, about a person in New Jersey living in these pandemic times. They didn’t explain what his backstory was, whether he had a family, kids, etc. That said, he was quoted as saying. “I wake up on Saturday and I think, 'What am I gonna do to fill my …
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 …
Lyrics Post: “RESIST”
A song that might be below the radar for casual listeners of the Canadian band; however, RUSH Heads, true believers know the tune for sure. If you ever went to a show after this song came out, the band often played it as part of the set. What to resist? So many things might fall …
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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