Everything changed. I looked at my phone and I saw the timer on my call counting up… and despite the fact everything in my mind was moving faster than I could register, the numbers on my phone continued to climb, unaffected by the chaos in the living room. My oldest and the middle child were … Continue reading
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And that is how the cookie crumbles…
A good parent has a routine. Their children clean up after themselves and like clockwork, they shower, brush their teeth and put themselves to bed as they read the latest award-winning children’s book before dreaming of college and curing the latest macro-scale virus. Damn. I stare at the cookie crumb laying on the floor. It’s … Continue reading
Throwing ‘Time’ to the Curb… ‘Time’ just ain’t enough.
“I don’t have time for this.” “I wish we had more time.” “There’s not enough time in the day.” However you want to put it, time binds us with restraints. We must prioritize our time. We must make the most of our time. We must manage … Continue reading
A dry Martini … with a side of dry Humor
Sarcasm, dry humor… …call it what you want, it is a way of dealing with the challenges of life and it is as a part of me as the flesh and blood God created me with. This coping method is woven into the relationships I cherish most and for those who observe from a distance, … Continue reading