As a parent, it’s tough to watch your child pour their heart into something and come up short.
Tag: life
Our first college tour
This weekend we took my oldest daughter on her first college tour to Fort Valley State University.
Still learning to wait.
What my annual physical reminded me about health, trust, and time
Celebrating our (London) hope
See I’ve been watching you for a while… And I just gotta let you know
That I’m really feeling your style
The Minivan Chronicles: Where the Magic Happens
Drive-Time Diaries: Life Lessons from the Front Seat
Matching Energy
My family tends to bring the best out of me, even when I’m not at my best.
Black to the Woods
How a weekend camping with two other black families led to healing and restoration.
A dream (not) deferred…
One of my favorite poems from my youth is the Langston Hughes classic that reads: What happens to a dream deferred?Does it dry upLike a raisin in the sun?Or fester like a sore–And then run?Does it stink like rotten meat?Or crust and sugar over–like a syrupy sweet?Maybe it just sagslike a heavy load.Or does it…
Life is magical. Don’t miss it.
Magic isn’t the absence of mess. It’s what flickers in the middle of it.
Learning to let go (again)…
Not bad for her first driving lesson. Not bad for me, either.
everyday fatherhood 