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 […]
Thoughts on becoming a father.
I never knew how much I wanted to be a father until I became a father. I don’t know if I would characterize experiencing my son’s birth as magical and life altering. Experiencing his life, however, is something I never could have imagined. When he was born, I found myself on the business end of […]
The Price of Knowledge
How much are you willing to pay for that diploma from an MIT or a Harvard? They certainly cost plenty and people are willing to go to some extremes to get, but is the price of the knowledge worth it? As a young man, I assumed the diploma was somehow more valuable if it came […]
Lessons Learned from Lily the Barista
Lily the Barista is one of my favorite people. And I’ve never met her. I first learned about Lily from a post on goalcast.com. In the post, Ryan Estis recounts his chance meeting with Lily in the Minneapolis Airport on Christmas Eve. Lily is a Barista at the Airport Starbucks. It’s worth repeating, Lily is […]
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 […]