Sitting in the old truck. It’s the afternoon. There’s water slowly streaming down the windshield. It’s been raining for a while. Grey afternoon light pours in. I’ve got the local jazz radio station, KCSM, dialed in. I’m thinking about my dad. As some of you know he’s been gone a couple years. Listening to jazz …
Category: parenting
Good Where You Least Expect
How to discern good, how to find it, especially during difficult times? How to hear the truth above the din of naysayers? The reading from the Gospel of John 7, one of the phrases stands out for me: “...no prophet arises from Galilee...”, said the Pharisees of Jesus. This was in response to some saying, …
Inspirations, COVID-19 Sequester Week Two
Low simmer of stress. Emotional ups and downs for sure. Overall Family Goal: Adapting, accommodating, making the best of the circumstances. Second week, the whole family home for work and school and life and staying safe. Keep life going forward for two adults and three little kids. The Community Goal: “Flatten the Curve” and stay …
COVID19: Listen to the Science, Stay Home
[from 03/24/2020 news update] I live in one of the so-called “hot-spots” for the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States: Santa Clara County, in the San Francisco Bay Area. Depending on where you draw the boundaries, we have about 5 million people in the are; there are more than a million in our county alone. …
Meet The Moment
As the COVID19 virus pandemic continues to spread in the United States and around the world — or more precisely, as our awareness of the scope of the outbreak becomes better understood through testing — thoughts continue to develop on all manner on the effect the crisis is, and will have on all manner of …
More Color
I think I need more color in my day. Yes indeed more color, that's what I say. From time to time, I find that rhythm adds a little more color, a little more color, to the day. Often in my shirts and in my sox, splashes of color that really rock. So I’m the day …
Dad Solo, Be The Rock
First, I’m not a solo dad. Let’s be clear about that. My “Better Half” and I parent together, and keep this family together as a team. So that said, I’m sitting on the couch one afternoon. I’m with my son, who’s not feeling well. He’s taking a nap just now. Watching “Free Solo”, about Alex …
Lean In
This phrase, "Lean In", is a common expression. It means to push back against that which is giving you difficulty. Don't give in to the challenge. Keep working. I did a search in this blog recently I've written about this concept several times over the years. No wonder. It's so fundamental to a happy life. …
Clean Up
In my family, these people I love and live with, I clean up. Just what does that mean, “clean up”? There are at least a couple of contexts to consider... First, I tend to be the one that does a bunch of the clean-up after meals, after the day is done, after the week is …
Be Like Mom
Be like mom, bump along bump along. On this day along while ago, my momma came into the world, don’t you know. She’s still around, I’m happy to say, today today is her, birth-day. I think about my life, I think about hers, I think about all, the lessons I’ve learned. She taught me a …
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