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Looking for Friends and Stories of Lennard Darbee
My grandfather was Lennard Darbee. He was quite well known among certain Baptist and Pentecostal circles, but that was long before the Internet had become our all encompassing library. Based on his age, I assume that most of his friends have already passed on, or are of a generational mindset as to not likely use [...]
The Love of My Life Happens to Be My Wife
I have only to see this photo, and I am overwhelmed. We have many differences. We’ve had many fights. Yet I love her. She is the love of my life. As long as we both live, I will long for her alone.
My words are always feeble. But this face. This is the face I will [...]
I Treated My Wife Poorly
Today was a REALLY stressful day for my wife. Our daughter only got 1 hour of nap time in, which means she was 3 hours short. Which means my wife did not get a break, our daughter did not get the rest she needs, and she made my wife’s life a living hell.
Today was my [...]
My Daughter Moves My Heart
I’m sitting in the living room, typing this on a laptop while my daughter plays with a pacifier on the carpet. She’s eight months old, and so ridiculously adorable I cannot contain myself.
There is no feeling similar to the one I get when my daughter looks at me with pure joy at discovering I am [...]
Back From Costa Rica
It’s been a week now since we returned from a 10 day trip to Costa Rica. It was a whirlwind tour of five major cities and half a dozen smaller towns. The scenery was gorgeous. Unfortunately, our camera didn’t do the country justice. Still, pictures are better than no pictures.
So here’s a picture gallery of [...]
What Kind of Legacy Will You Leave Behind?
It’s the question I’ve been asking myself for more than a decade, but only recently took seriously. It’s inevitable. The older we get, the more we come face to face with the reality of our own mortality. The limited scope of our lives. We are but a breath… a vapor.
And during that breath, we make [...]
The Father’s Rite of Passage
I’ve never given rites of passage much thought. I’m not Jewish, so I never had a bar mitzvah. As a guy, I got no sweet sixteen party either, though I did get my driver’s license and drove my car by myself for the first time. On my 18th birthday, I was given drugs by my [...]