family

My Claustrophobic New Life

Many of the changes that come with having children are subtle and some are dramatic. In any event it is important that you be aware of them because not accepting them will erode your peace. Continue reading »

Affect Others or They’ll Infect You

Make sure you are affecting the people you spend time with instead of letting them infect you.” There’s a big difference. – Joyce Meyer

A Soldier’s Surprise

Be Grateful

The hardest lesson for me to learn is how to be grateful and display gratefulness.  When I was growing up I would constantly have arguments with my mother over Thank You Notes.  Back then I couldn’t understand why purchasing a blank card, writing a few words, putting it into an envelope, addressing the envelope, purchasing … Continue reading »

To Leash or Not To Leash

It takes an experienced parent to come up with a toddler leash. It takes a non-parent to criticize them and people who use them. It takes one wandering toddler in public (that you are responsible for) to change that critic’s opinion. – Seize DaBooty Related articles Would You Put your Toddler on a Leash? (momfluential.net) … Continue reading »

Junk Pump 2000

Having watched my wife go through the exhausting effort of providing breast-milk to our children, I felt that it was time that I gave back to all of the breast-feeding mothers of the world. Enjoy! The Junk Pump 2000

Family Comes First

A man should never neglect his family for business. – Walt Disney

After You’ve Done All You Can

And here I stand A shadow of my accomplishments A fraction of my former income A beggar on the steps of employment A leach on the resources of my beloved And what’s more… I still stand

You are loved

One day a woman’s husband died, and on that clear, cold morning, in the warmth of their bedroom, the wife was struck with the pain of learning that sometimes there isn’t “anymore.” No more hugs, no more special moments to celebrate together, no more phone calls just to chat, no more “just one minute.” Sometimes, … Continue reading »

The Mayonnaise Jar and Two Cups of Coffee

NOTE: You may have seen this before.  I didn’t write it.  Still, it is worth being reminded of because most of us spend too much of ourselves on pebbles and sand. A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a … Continue reading »