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A New Leaf

I’ve been blessed in so many ways. My family is happy and loving. We laugh. We laugh a lot. My kids have always known stability and security. They’ve rarely, if ever, seen my wife and I fight. There’s a good…

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Camelot Lost Revisited

The memorial dedication reads: “The joy and excitement of John Fitzgerald Kennedy’s life belong to all men. So did the pain and sorrow of his death. When he died on November 22, 1963, shock and agony touched human conscience throughout…

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School Supplizin’!

Last Sunday evening, my daughter came bounding in the back door after a full day of shopping with her mom to gather everything a first grader requires. With a Cheshire grin, a twinkle in her eye, and satisfied sense of…

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A stylish young boy squatting against a wall in black and white, wearing glasses.

Attitude at 36″

A couple of evenings ago I was dragging my son through the nightly “it’s bedtime-ok-stall-Come on, it’s bedtime-play around-drag feet upsteps-roll around on the ground-Junior, now, it’s bedtime..” dance. Before I go further, I should mention that Junior just turned…

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white and blue smoke illustration

Wonder Years: Honesty at 4?!

My wife, Cheryl, asked me the ever rhetorical and often nerve-wracking question, “Do you know what your son did today?” Well, immediately, two thoughts occurred to me. “Your son” is nearly always a universal indicator of not-so-great news. Additionally, since…

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