In an era where we have “National Holidays” commemorating everything from tacos to sea turtles pretty much every day, today is a day ACTUALLY worth celebrating…it’s my wife’s birthday! To know her is to love her; the only people who…
When tragedy darkens the path on Life’s Odyssey Tearfully, pilgrims reflect on theodicy “The Problem of Evil” by its common name Afflicting the righteous and sinners the same The light of youth’s candle snuffed out forever Vitality vanquished, flames into…
The moment a sliver of sunshine peeks out from behind the clouds, my wife’s olive skin becomes drenched in an even deeper shade of perfection while her nose is simultaneously kissed by a symmetrical sprinkle of freckles. And the other…
Given my love for language, it should come as no surprise that one of my favorite classes in High School was Spanish. And although Spanish is a romantic and beautiful language, I felt it had potential for even a LITTLE…
My daughter bounded into the room with an important announcement. “I have 3 favorite feelings! You feel so good when you do these 3 things!” I’m sure you’re as eager as I was to hear the list…here it is: And…
Every time I have to go out of town for work, I turn into an emotional pretzel…I’m sure many of you can relate. But whenever possible, I try to spend the morning with my daughter and take her to school…
“Anyone who says that God never gives you something you can’t handle has never been completely shattered. God DOES give us things that are way too much for us to handle, but it’s during those times we learn to trust…
My parents used to sometimes bring along kids who were learning to play musical instruments to various nursing homes. And this was quite a victory for the parents of those kids, particularly those who decided that the violin or French…
I strolled past my daughter’s room and was surprised to find her in her pajamas. The time? 1:30 PM. And she declared that she didn’t want to go anywhere or do anything…there was just too much on her plate. I…
At last, Messiah was in their midst Offered His hand, received their fists Deliverer delivered by Judas’ kiss His message ignored, His mission missed How could Friday be called Good? They mocked him, left Him bruised and battered Spat upon,…
