Our younger child starts her senior year of high school next week. It starts the last year of a tradition for me, a rather touching tradition.
In 1992, when our son started school, I started putting my hand on his head and praying for him before he walked out of the house. It was a simple […]
Hands On
August 13th, 2008 · 2 Comments
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Driving And Letting Go
August 11th, 2008 · 5 Comments
My son is now a practicing driver, having recently passed the written test for his learner’s permit. He’s behind the wheel of a vehicle, a hunk of moving metal (weighing about four thousand pounds) that is traveling rapidly amongst other heavy, and moving, metal objects, which are all maneuvering around immovable objects. Pretty scare stuff.
Except […]
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Two Paths Diverged In A Yellow Wood
July 21st, 2008 · 3 Comments
With apologies to Robert Frost, I find myself at a crossroads - My daughter is slowly turning into a teenager and I wrestle with this eternal question: Do I do my best to turn situations and experiences into learning sessions, or do I let her do what she wants and fully support it? Where’s the […]
Who Cares For Mine, I Love.
June 11th, 2008 · 6 Comments
I moved to a new job in January. Because I work in a church, it meant that our family moved to a new church. Because the job isn’t far away, we didn’t have to move to a new house, nor did our daughter have to change schools. As a high school junior, that is a […]
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