I am grateful

6/2/2025 The Lord is my shepherd and I am grateful. I am grateful to know that I am not alone. Ever. My relatives near and far keep me connected and urge me onward. There is love and persistence and grounding and dreaming with my wife. There is joy with my kids. I am grateful that we are not automatic. We are not functional. We are family. I am grateful for my work. For the opportunity…
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Sundays

6/1/2025 We do the best we can and let the chips fall where they will. Sundays come only once a week, just like Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays. Yet they're special because they are different from the other days of the week that were made for work. We long for a break from scratching and clawing to build a barrier fit to keep the wolves that howl outside the door at bay. There is a never…
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Meet Junior

5/31/2024 Perhaps the thing that Junior reminds me most significantly about myself is of being chosen... We've added another little guy to the fold. He's cute, noisy, and is a lot of work. But so far, he is worth it. Though Junior and I don't look alike (no matter what you may hear to the contrary), it's pretty uncanny how much I see myself in this little guy. For starters, we both like to be…
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