See the young father coming home from work. He is bone-tired, especially between the ears. If this was the late 1950s, he would kiss his wife on the way through […]
Ragamuffin Parenting
I love this section from the preface to Brennan Manning’s The Ragamuffin Gospel: [The gospel is] for the bedraggled, beat-up and burnt-out. It is for the sorely burdened who are […]
Sorry, Kids – I’m All the Dad You’ve Got
The thought comes in various moments; sitting at dinner, driving across town, lying awake at night: God has entrusted me with the care of a beautiful woman, two precious girls, […]
The All-Weather Gardener
My wife once had a green thumb. But it was of a particularly virulent type, and she’s now pretty green all over. And just pretty, too. But I digress – […]
Light for the Lost Wingfeathers
This week is the Story Warren’s first appreciation/thankfulness week, where we take an entire week to celebrate a person whose imaginative work we feel is a gift to parents and […]