Tag Archives: family
on Boston, babies and tomorrow.
when will the day rest and settle soft, one day quietly leaning into another fear forgotten …love remembered words spoken gentle and without pay lunatics, come home to a place forgotten in flames of somewhere once over-trodden set still, cease … Continue reading
the loss of effective parenting.
I see their smiles now easy and free. Peace quiets worry at this sight. And joy fills my heart in the deep of night. Most days lived under our shared roof sprawl out without much difficulty. Comfort and security … Continue reading
A Deeper Family :: tipping the scale.
The day never holds enough minutes and moments. It never seems enough; the effort given, the time split, the little sacrifices made here and there, the want for more quality time, all feel like sand slipping through fingers. Life. It … Continue reading
how cooking saved us.
“I love you, Daddy.” Those four words uttered unprompted and purely spoken from the heart, not simply the mouth, sets my world on ablaze. Everything is alright then. No argument is too thick to separate, no struggle too tangling, no … Continue reading
in the way she should go.
“You must earn the right to quit.” And with those words floating wisely across the room finding only a lonely stare in my daughter’s young eyes, I returned to the corner of the room and the lotus position from which … Continue reading
One on One: interview with John Finch
Recently I scheduled time to sit down and share a meal with a friend of mine who scales the level of tremendous in my life …and in the lives of many others. My buddy John shines no less than brilliant … Continue reading
they won’t go looking.
“Oh, wow… You have three daughters?!! Dad, you better get your shotgun ready!” Lots of vulnerabilities exist in my effort to father my three little girls as a single parent. Little things may fall through the cracks here and … Continue reading
on fathering: be there.
One summer day, driving in his truck, windows down and summer air swirling freely between us, I remember feeling invincible. No worry too big or fear too dark. Life was summer sprawl, undisturbed still. Unawakened to circumstance affecting. We were … Continue reading
in homage and honor.
“Tomorrow found in today; what’s ahead discovered in days behind.” This has become somewhat of an echoing mantra and anchoring core value in my life. Often what we need for today and beyond lies in the path behind us. A … Continue reading
be parenting.
“What does kindness mean?” My question hung in air between us for a bit as they knew exactly why I was asking. Most nights seem to require at least a quick emotional melt down right before bedtime. With consistency, it’s … Continue reading