The boy and I have been spending more time together lately, as my awesome wife has been in evening rehearsals for her return to the stage. So every day after work, little man and I go on some sort of adventure. These evenings sometimes challenge …
Read MoreIt’s a Small World… I Suppose
Long before my wife and I took our son to DisneyWorld he heard the iconic, catchy, and terrible song “It’s a Small World” and believed the lyrics to be “It’s a Small World, I suppose.” We got a great laugh about it and looked forward …
Read MoreLet’s Make Friends
As I continue to walk through parenthood, I do everything I can to be a great father. My son deserves a father who will equip him to stand on his own, know who he is, and reach for great things. We all deserve that. The …
Read MoreService Agreement – Reflections on Marriage
Recently, a single guy I know posted an link on Facebook to an article about marriage. The author was a woman who described the typical day with her husband, surviving their kids and life’s madness, and she came across very overbearing and controlling of the …
Read MoreA Father-Son Story
My son’s introduction to Star Wars now has new twists I didn’t imagine the last time I shared my ineptitude. I continue to be surprised by the things that stick in our little guy’s mind. Luckily, there are few things that are scaring him, but …
Read MoreGeek Tragedy
I consider myself a fairly tame member of the geek world. I’ve never attended Comic-con. I don’t dress up. Many video games and TV shows have passed me by without my time or concern. Yet I can still hold my own in conversations about those …
Read More4 Decades, Part 4 – 30 to 39 years
I’ve reached the fourth and final decade in my recollections on turning 40. (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) In this latest ten years are some of the biggest moments, largest risks, and most unexpected cherished memories.
Read More4 Decades, Part 3 – 20 to 29 years
As I walk through the recollections of my first four decades, (Part 1, Part 2) I realize the decade immediately following my college experience is the one with the most life shaping change. After graduating from Baylor I stayed in Waco to avoid moving home …
Read More4 Decades, Part 2 – 10 to 19 years
In this second part (Read Part 1)of recollections on my life’s first four decades, we enter and exit the difficult and awkward teen years. Everyone struggles here against life shaping forces. In the midst of it I changed whole cultures more than once.
Read More4 Decades, Part 1 – 0 to 9 years
I’m going to be a cliché for a little while. I’m turning 40, and I’m reflecting back on my life. However, this isn’t bemoaning my current situation or longing for by-gone days, but a genuine desire to remember. So to that end I’m going to …
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