Parenting is hard. For some, this is obvious. For others suffering denial, this is a sign of a severe character flaw. For a blessed few who’s beatification awaits them at their death, who’s names will be remembered in song and psalm for all time, this is an inconceivable truth. God did us this one favor – he made these people rare. This is not to say parenting is without its rewards. If it was, Homo sapiens sapiens would have died out long ago (no mater how much fun getting there was/is). This little post is for all of you out [...]
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Joy sink
“Grandma’s coming home tomorrow right? I can’t wait!” That was Beth Wednesday night, talking to me and our pastor on the first night of confirmation class this (school) year. “So when will she be coming HOME home?” That was when Beth realized home can be a relative term. “Oh,” she replied, crestfallen. That was when I told her the truth, unvarnished, like I usually do. Trust is a precious commodity. Cliche, I know – but for good reason. I don’t like being a kill-joy, but I want her to believe me when anxiety has its grip on her, and I [...]
Unheralded classics
Among the likes of the wheel, the steam engine, integrated circuits, the moon landings, and the polyester cotton blend, one of humanity’s greatest (if overlooked) achievements is the Koosh Woosh. In the late 1980s, a small toy company made a bundle selling funny little balls made of strands of rubber. Maybe you never had one. Maybe your parents didn’t love you. We had several – think indoor snowball fights (or as close as you can get in Florida). Yeah, my parents have some regrets…. Lucky for us all, the Koosh gravy train didn’t end with a funny little ball-like lump [...]
Back to me
“Back to you? I wasn’t aware you ever left the subject?” There are people in my life, people I love dearly, who’ve been dealing with issues that don’t revolve around me, and it felt wrong to hold the usual self-hate-fest during their time of loss and sorrow. So I’ve been holding out on the rest of you. I’ve been tinkering with a post on depression – what it ultimately means to me – but I’m not happy with it yet. I’ll share it with you soon. In the mean time I thought I’d give you a little status update. Single [...]
