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...
View ArticleDog 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...
View ArticleSeven 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...
View ArticleA 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....
View ArticleThe 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,...
View ArticleFriendly 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...
View ArticleDedication 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...
View ArticleA 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...
View ArticleI 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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