I have shared this before at my website and The Rabbit Room, but today being Veteran’s Day, I thought it was a tribute to one soldier at least, in honor of them all. Thank you to all veterans, we honor your courage and sacrifice, and long for the days when we will study war no […]
Build and Be Merry, For Tomorrow It Falls
“Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.” ―Martin Luther Our baby daughter is at it again, tearing down the block-built towers of the older kids. I’m sorry, kids. She needs to be in here now and there’s no keeping her from the blocks […]
Learning to Love the Slow Work of Construction
This is the second of a loose series loosely called Blockpile Meditations. Series, thou art loosed. Part one is here. —– —– —– Our four-year-old son is getting it. He has built his castle of blocks and he is smiling. It is tall and imposing. It is lovely. But an enemy lurks on the edges […]
I Will Not Let You Depart
This was one of my Papaw’s favorite poems. I have fond memories of him reciting this on his back porch, tearing up and recalling his own little children and their sneak attacks. It’s also a vision close to my heart. For the deep joy of a loving connection to my own kids is one of […]
All Right, All Together Now: Confessions of a Worried Dad
Note: I wrote this over a year ago (though it hasn’t been previously published). That’s why the ages are all wrong and I’m even balder now. Why haven’t I published it till now? Well, it’s more intimate and self-revelatory than I’m usually very comfortable with. (I am, as that one man once said, a man.) […]