On Easter Sunday, I had to stay home from church with Nate who had Croup really bad. When Marshall came home, I asked him what he learned at church that day. He said they showed him pictures of Jesus and how “the bad guys took his shoes and socks off so it would hurt more. « Continue reading »
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Archive for the ‘Uncategorized’ CategoryThe other day I took my daughter grocery shopping with me. At first I thought it was going to be a “hurry up and finish” experience but it ended up being the highlight of my week. « Continue reading » Parenting can be a tough gig! It is a never-ending service project that can literally suck the very life from our worn out bodies. And, unfortunately, the little sweeties we give our souls to are generally unable to perceive even the smallest hint of what we do for them. It is a thankless job that often requires us to search deeply for the rewards. « Continue reading » My first memories of my mother are as scattered as the leaves in an autumn breeze; always present but difficult to grasp. But one memory remains constant and accessible; her soft smile. She had a way of looking at you with such compassion as to calm the scariest dream or assuage the deepest hurt. She embodied love as I have come to understand it. She had a precious smile that was the source of so much peace and understanding. « Continue reading » Parenting Lessons from a Suffering Child: Part 1. The news isn’t good… not good at all. My precious, innocent, two-year-old daughter’s kidneys are failing. My baby lies in the hospital bed next to me; she is terrified and in so much pain that I have to lay in the hopistal bed with her or her heart rate sets off the alarms. « Continue reading » Parenting Lessons From a Suffering Child: Introduction. This blog series includes parenting lessons my wife and I received from our 2-year-old daughter who suffered serious medical issues resulting in more than a years worth of surgeries and other traumas. The road we trod together was painful and life shattering but in the end, we were all changed for good! « Continue reading » |
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