The story of how you were born, Griff.
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How to accept help during a family emergency (a tool for family resiliency)
In a crisis, it’s incredibly hard to know how to accept offers of help. This is a tool to make that simpler.
Tears and Laughter Make us Rich
I hope crying harder at old movies means I’m living more deeply.
What if death wasn’t certain?
The heaviest truth of human life is that death is certain. But the alternative, if death were uncertain, might be even heavier.
Days Like These: A Father’s Wish
I wish for another day where we celebrate at a table more crowded than the year before.
When we linger, we are showing love in the most honest of ways.
A heaven on the other side of the door.
I don’t always know who reads these posts, or where in the world they are from.
But if you’re reading this, I hope you are blessed with the gifts of a sturdy table, and a community that gathers around it, just as we are.
Memories decay quickly, instantly. And that makes being present, telling stories, and taking photographs so important. We have to protect the shards we have.
Don’t waste the magic of Saturday mornings with work.
At their best, mentors are not just advisors, they are momentary fathers. I think if we’re honest, those of us who feel like we’ve had some success at living life have been blessed with many momentary mothers and fathers along the way.
Camping with young kids was hard, but well worth it. We learned so much (the hard way) that we wanted to share.
As with anything I publish, feel free to share this with anyone who might find it useful. And I’m happy to talk more if you or someone you know is interested in planning a family camping trip.
We get up off the mat if and when something really, truly matters.