Admittedly, I came up with the idea for this post at 2am while feeding my 11 week old son. So please forgive the nonsense. They wake you up in the middle of the night. (Because who wants a complete night of sleep) Diaper blow outs. (if you know what I mean by this, you know […]
What A Bowl of Ice Cream Taught Me About Moving on in Life.
I was eating a bowl of ice cream the other day when my 5 week old son began to cry. I had just scooped it and sat down on the couch to enjoy it when it started. Being the father that I am, I put down the bowl and picked up my son. I gently […]
Thief of Joy
I never realized how much worrying can steal your joy. My wife and I have a newborn baby, and we love him a ridiculous amount. He is 6 weeks old so he doesn’t do much but make funny cooing sounds, eat, sleep, and make clean diapers dirty. Thankfully, this kid has a great temperament, so […]
Do You Believe in Hate?
So often today, we see nothing but the negative things in life. We are becoming conditioned to think the world is a hateful place full of selfish people who just want what they believe they are entitled to have. If you believe in evil, you must believe in good. Turning on the television news and […]
18 Years Later
September 10, 2001. I went to bed just as I had so many nights before. The next day, I got up and went work. 18 years later, I still find it difficult to listen or watch things related to the Terror attacks that happened on that September 11. To so many young people in our […]
Describe your parents. What do you love about them?
Describe your parents. What do you love about them? You caught me at a good time in my life so I have a bounty of great things to say about them. In my late teens, I probably had some negative things to say about them – if I did say anything, I was completely wrong. […]