Interesting stuff about family and faith
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We had beautiful weather this weekend in the Mid-Atlantic region, and after our Mother’s Day festivities yesterday I went for a seven mile run. One of the things I saw was a group of kids playing with a beach ball – trying to keep it off the ground – at a birthday party in a [...]
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This is a re-post from last year that I thought was appropriate for Mother’s Day. Last night I saw that one of my sisters had a collection of our mother’s photos posted up on a Facebook page. The photo insert to the left, was always one of my favorites of my mom when I was [...]
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I thought I had a happy childhood growing up. There was no substance, emotional or physical abuse in my family. And I still bitterly miss both my parents – who passed away – particularly around Father’s Day and Mother’s Day. While I loved both my parents, when I consider their parenting skills I find that [...]
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The arrival of our new baby boy is a mere six weeks away or 42 days or approximately 1,008 hours – regardless the clock keeps ticking, while he keeps kicking. He keeps growing as well, which is a good thing but has been very tiring on my wife who is pictured here for the first [...]
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The CIA reported earlier this week that the recent anniversary of Osama Bin Laden’s death may have sparked a botched bombing in Yemen involving a U.S. airliner….and a pair of booby-trapped underpants. Apparently, these were not your garden variety brand of unmentionables. While it’s not clear whether the undergarments in question were boxers or briefs, [...]
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This past Sunday my wife and I took a tour of the birthing center at the Shady Grove Adventist Hospital in Rockville, MD where we’ll soon deliver our third child and first son in approximately six weeks. Even though we’ve been through this process before, it’s been seven years since our last birthing experience and [...]
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I’ve written several times here about my training and completion of six full marathons over the past three years. The photo insert is my most recent finish from last year. During that time, I’ve learned a lot about myself through running. Here’s a post I wrote about 10 Life Lessons I’ve Learned From Marathon Training. [...]
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I’ve always been a believer in the idea that your reach should exceed your grasp. In other words, bite off more than you can comfortably chew. I believe in setting high expectations and goals. Of course that type of thinking is out of vogue especially for kids these days with their fragile self esteem; “gradeless” [...]
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I subscribe to a niche news feed service that sends me press releases and updates regarding religion and faith-based issues. Earlier this week, I saw a press release regarding pastors, priests and rabbis who have abandoned their faith for an atheistic lifestyle. I’m not surprised when religious leaders experience doubt and question lifelong traditions they’ve [...]
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A Great Leader Remembered and Honored
Tomorrow is a public memorial service for Watergate figure and prisoner-rights advocate Chuck Colson. Here’s an excerpt from an article I wrote that’s featured today on CNN iReport. =========================== There are two things that well-mannered, civil individuals are never to bring up in mixed conversation – politics and religion. Former White House aide, convicted felon [...]
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