** I wrote this in 2005, when Nate was 5 and Philip was 2. It’s now January 2020, and the boys are grown/growing up–Nate is 19, Philip is 16, and Andre is now 14 years old! Nate has come back to live with us in the last year and half… Continue reading
Let me say this to all parents of young(ish) kids. Don’t expect more from them than you do from yourself. If you can have a bad day, SO CAN THEY. If you can make the “occasional” mistake without facing *the LOOK* and can expect total forgiveness, SO CAN THEY. If… Continue reading
Through life, many of us have said goodbye to our parents or other senior loved ones. While it is expected, their death can bring profound grief. However, to my thinking, it is earth-shattering when you lose a sibling. Because how do you say goodbye to a sibling? This kid with… Continue reading
Thank God for any man who steps in to fill in the vacant spots left by absentee dads, because I have witnessed first-hand the struggle children face when their birth father is not present in their lives. I’ve seen the anguish and rage of a young man who wondered why… Continue reading
One of my greatest bucket list goals has been to write a book. I’m working down the list, but who knows if writing that book will ever happen? The discipline that takes, well… Although, it did occur to me just recently that in some ways I have written a book… Continue reading
