On the eve of my birthday, I started writing this blog. I had some reflections on this birthday and I wanted to capture them before the feelings faded. I published it that evening, thinking I would share it later. But then my actual birthday happened, and this is what the first 2 waking hours of … Continue reading On (being real about) Being 37
I really lost it this morning. As with all things, over something simple, yet irritating. My son is a good kid. Ten years of struggling to find his personality, his voice, his passions constantly buffeted by two strong-willed, opinionated, and sometimes overbearing parents. Two parents who are now "ex-" and "co-" and I am so … Continue reading On the Sins of the Father
It's a long story that's led to here. Family trees are just like the trees in the forest. Some are imposing royal structures with deep winding roots and a full canopy of symmetrical branches and lush green leaves. Others are gnarled and knotty, with scraggly twisted limbs that seem to have no relation to each … Continue reading On Brotherly Love, Part 1
A Persistent Thistle 