So here it is, the night before our induction date and this is the last post I will make as a “father of 2”. I must have had a million thoughts tonight, but one particular came to mind while chatting with an old friend from college. Warren and I were catching up on what we […]
Category Archives: Family
2nd Best!
Call it luck, irony, art imitating life or just God’s sense of humor, but what I wrote in my last blog almost came true exactly as scripted! At 9:00, almost to the minute, we were on our way to the labor and delivery ward at the hospital. To make a long story short, they sent […]
Quite a Dilemma
Okay, so one of your favorite teams is on the verge of playing for the National Championship and you are expecting the birth of your third child at any moment. It is often said that the Lord has a sense of humor. I believe that is true and this would be one of those times […]
Because….A Letter to My Son
Because you are my son Because I am proud to be your father Because I will never forget the day you were born Because you are more beautiful than I could have imagined Because you were “fearfully and wonderfully made” Because I am your hero Because someday, you will be mine Because you want to […]
What Are We Here For? – Rick Reilly
So we were lying on our backs on the grass in the park next to our hamburger wrappers, my 14-year-old son and I, watching the clouds loiter overhead, when he asked me, “Dad, why are we here?” And this is what I said. “I’ve thought a lot about it, son, and I don’t think it’s […]
