My wife and I recently finished reading through the Chronicles of Narnia series–by C. S. Lewis–with our 7 year old daughter. She adored them, which surprised me somewhat given the 1950s British English and depth of theme. Kids are far more intelligent and intellectually capable than we think or know them to be. The…
A coworker told me the other day that I should smile more, and that work is better when you try to enjoy it, which I have obviously not been doing lately. The best part of most every day is when I get home to a warm and joyful reception from my wife, who is full of…
I’ve heard that you should spend at least 10 minutes a day doing with your child something that they want to do. I really don’t like or ever want to be the Anna to my daughter‘s Elsa, and 20 minutes never satisfies her, but 20 minutes of my undivided attention spent playing in her world of pretend and make…
God’s-Eye View Above the storm that sometimes kills, always a sea of brilliant white clouds under clear blue skies.