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…
Tag: life
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.
When there’s too much to do…
Sometimes it’s the abundance of options that’s our biggest obstacle.
Be a thermostat, not a thermometer
Parenting: an unexpected masterclass in flexibility.
In Search of a Reset
We’re all in need of a reset from time to time.
Dadman Walking Daze
Thankful for the moments that snap me out of the “dadman walking” daze.
What happens next?
It’s slow work building a life, but the future always comes.
From faith to faith
As an adult, and especially as a parent for the past 15 years, I’ve come to embrace a more complex version of faith, one where questions hold more weight than answers.
Reconciling our programming
We are each a compilation of our internal wiring and lived experiences informed by the world around us. How we show up in this world depends largely on how we show up to ourselves.
everyday fatherhood 