This story begins within the walls of a castle, with the birth of a mouse. A small mouse. The last mouse born to his parents and the only one of his litter to be born alive… His ears are too big,’ said his sister Merlot. ‘Those are the biggest ears I’ve ever seen.’ ‘Look,’ said […]
Reaching for Light
Our first child began sometime during her third month of life waking up every day at 5 am. We tried putting her back down, we tried letting her fuss for loooong minutes, we tried bribery, prayer, pleading… but there she was, red-faced and shaky-smiling at us, reaching out for that connection with us, no matter […]
Bunnicula Left Its Mark On Me
A few days ago in the mail, I received a t-shirt with the classic Bunnicula book cover on it. I’ll admit, I got a bit emotional. Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery was written by Deborah and James Howe and published in 1979. It is a humorous, children’s mystery novel about a family who finds a […]
Daring to be Whole-Hearted
Children get excited. When my two-year-old, raised thus far in squirrel-less Taiwan, first saw one of the lavishly-tailed critters in our American backyard, he shrieked at the top of his lungs and convulsed with joy. When my kids find a gecko or toad, they concentrate their full energy on creating its very own home, playground, […]
A Pathway to Full Life
There is an old Latin proverb that says, “Experience is the best teacher.” What we really know is not the sum of our theoretical knowledge, but what we have accumulated through truth applied to our experience. Though I hold this as foundational truth, as a father of four growing children it makes me shudder. There […]
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