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Tag Archives: parenting
We’re All Amateurs
Thought for the Week Humans are, almost by definition, amateurs. Think about it: Just when you start to get a handle on being a toddler, you become a kid. And just when you’re halfway proficient at being a kid, you … Continue reading
The Secret of Adulting
As a kid, I learned the 4 Stages of Life from The Wizard of Oz: 1) The Dorothy Stage – When you’re a child a collection of quirky, confused adults will do their best to show you the way; 2) … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Quips and Quotes
Tagged funny, life, maturity, memes, parenting, photoblog, photography, The Wizard of Oz
27 Comments
I Forgive You for Not Being Perfect, Dad
My Real Memoir Mark Twain famously said, “When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have him around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Memoir
Tagged 1960s, Christmas, fatherhood, forgiveness, love, Mark Twain, My Real Memoir, parenting
56 Comments
Never Grow Up!
Grow? Yes, in all the ways that count. But “grow up?” Hmm, maybe we should rethink that. Gina Marinello-Sweeney puts it this way: “Maturity is so often considered to be synonymous with ‘adult.’ But I truly feel that maturity may … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Quips and Quotes
Tagged dads, dogs, funny, kids, memes, parenting, photography, play
31 Comments
Fierce Love
Thought for the Week I’m not a violent person. In fact, when I was studying method acting in college—the tap-into-your-feelings approach made famous by Marlon Brando and Robert De Niro—I had difficulty inhabiting a particularly violent role because I’d never … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Humor, Memoir
Tagged children, Father's Day, fatherhood, love, parenting, protection, thought for the week
44 Comments
Fatherhood and Beyond
Photo by Josh Willink Today is Father’s Day in the U.S. A day when I remember how imperfect my father was, and yet how good a father he was. Just as I know my children can say the former of … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes
Tagged children, Father's Day, holiday, imperfect, Juneteenth, love, Malachi 4:6, parenting
15 Comments
Joyful Return
Photos: (Left) Daughter Beth and (new) Son-in-Law Sergio when they first started dating. (Middle) Princess Beth. (Right) Beth’s Wedding Shower So, my wife and I just flew home from California “and boy are our arms…” Oh, never mind. Our arms … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Memoir
Tagged adult children, daughter, joy, life, love, marriage, parenting, son-in-law
35 Comments
Live!
Photo by James Wheeler Thought for the Week “I’m not telling you to make the world better…I’m just telling you to live in it. Not just to endure it, not just to suffer it, not just to pass through it, … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Quips and Quotes
Tagged grace, inspiration, Joan Didion, mentoring, motivation, parenting, purpose, thought for the week
28 Comments