My feelings about Valentine's Day have run the gamut over the years - from loving it as a child, and wanting to wear pink-and-red things to school to celebrate... to loathing it in my teen years, when no matter how much wishin' and hopin' and thinkin' and prayin' I did, it just didn't get me into … [Read more...]
When Their Words Hurt
"I no love you."Pea uttered these four words last night when I was trying to get her diaper and pajamas on before putting her to sleep. She looked me straight in the eyes when she said it and there was a teeny moment of silence before I reacted.Unlike the time I fumbled through her reaction to … [Read more...]
Becoming Self-Aware
I've learned a lot since becoming a Dad. I've learned how to change diapers, and how to swaddle a child, and how to hide peas and carrots in pasta by mashing them up so they are imperceptible. At the very least, I've learned what any parent will learn when they have their … [Read more...]
Doris and Peter – A Love Story
Here's a short story I wrote about a young couple named Doris and Peter. I hope you enjoy. In early May, Doris woke up one morning and she knew it was time. She looked at Peter and gave a slight nod. Peter looked at Doris and nodded right back. They said nothing more. … [Read more...]
You deserve to be cherished.
What a powerful statement. But really, what else is there? I had coffee with a friend who is going through a time of...well...transition. Life dealt some unexpected challenges forcing my friend to question life's purpose and step back and take a good hard look. At first she thought her life was … [Read more...]
Can Love Make You Thin?
When I first started writing this article I thought I would add in a funny little intro, essentially making fun of how many calories I have read you can burn while having intercourse. It was always such a high number that I was forced … [Read more...]
The Calm
December was a whirlwind of family visits, outdoor play, and heart-to-heart chats. Days filled with family and festivities. Pure joy! The months before were filled with fear, dread, and sadness. Our realities thrown off kilter, barely able to hold it together. But January is the strangest of all. It … [Read more...]
2009, already I dislike you.
This year there was no celebrating for me at the dawn of 2009. I am not interested in what this year has to offer. I want time to stop. I want to stay right where I was over the last month. Safe with my family together. Happy. Healthy. But, as every Trekky knows, resistance is futile. So 2009 pulled … [Read more...]
From You
I tiptoe through my day.Afraid to ask.Afraid to know.It is my constant. The weight of it.I won't think.I won't plan.There are no answers. My heart suffocates.I ache.I fear.It is unthinkable. I pull myself up.I hope.I love.I get strength from you. … [Read more...]
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