Feb 27th, 2009
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This bit of wisdom came my way via Twitter:
#QUOTE: “The greatest service you can ever do is to teach your Children to make Good Decisions.” ~~Mike Wesely
And my response:
@Mike_Wesely How about just teaching them how to make decisions? The “good” part is beyond teaching I think. #QUOTE
First of all, for those of you [...]
Feb 24th, 2009
I love my mom. Nothing out of the ordinary there. Most people do. Yet I suspect I’m also in an overloaded life raft of folks who dread visiting their aging parent. Not much to talk about. Not much to report. Too many prying questions you’d rather not answer. Too many repetitions. Yet I’ve chosen to [...]
Feb 23rd, 2009
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I had a great time this weekend helping our youngest daughter, Abi with a recording project. Not only did I get to play engineer, but I even got to contribute a bass line. My oldest son, Isaac, pitched in by contributing the djembe line. Almost like old times when we had a family [...]
Feb 20th, 2009
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Hey you know what? This starts getting complicated all too quickly: Writing about things personal to you. Not wanting to offend anyone. Not wanting to be misunderstood. All these things.
Today I got to thinking about when we got married because one of the DJs I listen to on the [...]
Feb 17th, 2009
Ben (our youngest) has always been a special kid. While the other three were mostly compliant, Ben at an early age exhibited a strongly independent streak. I feel badly sometimes because I think Ben thinks we’re not as proud of him because he is different. There is no denying that parenting him has been more [...]
Feb 16th, 2009
Ok, today I got a recent story for you. How about as recently as yesterday?
So Isaac, my oldest son and I are talking about his future. He’s telling me his plans, We’re strategizing. I’m coaching. Like that.
All of a sudden he turns the tables on me and asks why I’m worried about the economy and [...]
Feb 14th, 2009
Hello again and welcome once again to Family Life! Family Life is a new blog dedicated to the stories that come from being a family. The point of sharing these stories? Perhaps so you can identify, to laugh, to cry, to cope, to perhaps take your own circumstances less seriously.
Yesterday I made passing mention to [...]
Feb 13th, 2009
Welcome to family life. You know, that thing all of us have in one form or another but that few of us ever talk about. This blog will be about all the victories and defeats that come from being the normal all American dysfunctional family. Honestly, I didn’t even realize we fit that description until [...]