After we finished reading C. S. Lewis’ THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE last year, I made Henry promise that if he ever found an entrance into Narnia, then he would most certainly have to let me know. I didn’t want to get left behind, you see. We checked various closets, cabinets, and doorways …
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Danger’s Not So Scary When Your Daddy Makes You Brave
A certain part of my heart longs for these moments to never change. I look back on pictures like this one, where my oldest son tastes the salty breeze on his lips for the first time, feeling the sand underneath his toes and laughing out loud at this wholly new experience. I look back and …
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Drinking Hot Coffee is Not for Moms of Young Kids
Each day, my wife makes a concerted and persistent effort to consume some small bit of caffeine. After being up and down all night with a newborn, and after being up and down all day with a two- and five-year-old, she’s well and truly tired, as her energy flags and her emotional well-being turns fragile. …
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Watching Them Walk Away
At the beginning, the world splays out in front of us, wide and open and always at least a little bit terrifying. The fear never really goes away as we age, but our world certainly seems to grow smaller over time. My boy is nearly three, with yet another demarcation point in his life coming …
Drifting Father and Father from Shore under the Relentless Son
Even during a beach vacation, I have little interest in plying my strength against the ancient ocean’s mighty blows or fending off the constant accumulation of wind-blown salt deposits upon my eyeglasses. And so I remain quite content to live indoors with my books, or, if my wife gives me that sweet, sweet look and …
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The Summ Of All Tears 