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
This is the third and final installment of a series. To read previous posts, please use the links below. On Brotherly Love, Part 1 On Brotherly Love, Part 2 Part 3, and Final: There was one year. ONE. One year where my brother and I rooted ourselves in the same soil of the same state. … Continue reading On Brotherly Love, Part 3
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
I forgot to mention that one of the side effects of doing hard things is that you just end up being a little weary. All. the. time. "Tired" doesn't quite cover it. "Sleepy" or "Exhausted" is definitely a factor, but this is something that pervades and persists even when you get a solid 7-8 hours. … Continue reading On Being Weary
A Persistent Thistle 