Drive-Time Diaries: Life Lessons from the Front Seat
Tag: life
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.
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.
everyday fatherhood 