Change Happens. Change can be difficult. We all experience it. Life and circumstances happen. Much of it we cannot control. As children, we could not prevent our parents from divorcing. We could not understand why our friends from elementary school stopped wanting to hang out with us when we reached junior high. These changes in … Continue reading The Great Change
Category: God
Messy Mind
What a mess! My home office, which is also where my clothes closet is located, is a disaster zone. Papers in piles, files shoved in random places, including on the floor, clothes strewn on my chair, and stacks of our years worth of our children's' school artwork everywhere. This room looks like a scene from … Continue reading Messy Mind
Grounding While Grounded
Life has changed. This Pandemic has limited our freedom to move about town, see friends and family, and go out to eat. Other than work, at least for those of us fortunate enough to be an "essential business", we are told to stay home. It feels so much like the punishment we received as children … Continue reading Grounding While Grounded
The Great Hunt for The Now
My middle child has taken to the wonderful world of hunting. He is also a soccer and basketball player, and those activities share the season with hunting. So, along with the many other family adventures and obligations, our schedule does not allow for much quality hunting time. A few weekends ago, I took him on … Continue reading The Great Hunt for The Now
The Language of Silence
"Silence is God's first language; everything else is a poor translation." - Father Thomas Keating. Throughout my life, I have spent a lot of time in nature. As a young boy, I would play in the woods and creek behind our neighborhood. When I was a teenager, I worked on my grandfather's farms. In college...well, … Continue reading The Language of Silence
In Re: Each Other
When my youngest son is upstairs in our house, he wants someone up there with him. This is especially so when he is showering. The other day, I was on upstairs watch while he was in the shower. To pass the time, I was sitting on the bed and scrolling through Twitter. Up to that … Continue reading In Re: Each Other
On Clouds
"Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time." - John Lubbock “If you can't be in awe of Mother Nature, there's something wrong … Continue reading On Clouds
Being There
Children need their parents to be Present. Whether they recognize it or not, children desire out Presence. As infants, they cry out to us when they are hungry or want to be held. When they are young, they seek our protection when they hear a bump in the night. Our children look to us for … Continue reading Being There
The Journal
Today is my wife's birthday. I am grateful that she agreed to marry me. I am grateful that she is a wonderful mother to our three boys. I am grateful that she has stuck with me during the bad times. I am truly grateful for her love. Even though it is a day for her … Continue reading The Journal
Parenting as a Vocation
It is not our job to toughen our children to face a cruel and heartless world. It’s our job to raise children who will make the world a little less cruel and heartless. – L.R. Knost The moment my oldest son was born is etched in my memory. As I saw him enter this world and … Continue reading Parenting as a Vocation
