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More Than Just A Game

I encountered the game of baseball around the age of six, when I joined my local park district team. My career ended mercifully after one season. Even though most of my time as little-leaguer was...

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Dog Days

As I sit here writing my blog, our new terrier mix, Luna, is sleeping quietly through her first night at home. Our early moments together have been amazing, and her presence has lifted my spirits. Yet...

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Seven Years

My dad joked that he’d like to come back to earth as a toll booth because “people would throw money at me all day.” Later this week we’ll reach seven years since he died. Here’s my way of remembering...

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A Difficult Piece

Above a Whisper The grass around my father’s grave. To walk on blades I can’t help but feel. Does he see me struggle over sunken markers careful not to wake the dead? I’d like to share the latest....

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The Child Is Father Of The Man

Eight years ago today my father died. It’s always tough, but with each anniversary my sense of loss has changed. The other night I looked at his picture and cried, but the heartache, vast for a moment,...

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Friendly Confines

My dad liked to say that in life people are free to choose their own confinements. He chose to become a teacher and found himself confined to the classroom. He chose to become a father and when I...

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Dedication Page

Last week marked ten years since my father died. I’ve decided to dedicate my book to him. I finally settled on a title. The Intimacy of Communication: A Spiritual Encounter. The book is in its final...

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A Leap And A Precipice

When I became the lead opinion writer for my college newspaper, my father suggested I call my column “The Road Not Taken” after one of his favorite Robert Frost poems. I thought about it but went in a...

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I Believe My Father Waits For Me

Thirteen years ago, my father died. I refuse to let him not be. My father told me God is everywhere and nowhere at all. Does he believe in me? Do I exist for my father the way he persists in… Continue...

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