Thy Grace is Sufficient

September Again And so, we have come back around to September again. There have been 52 of them for me thus far, 19 for Oldest Daughter, ...

Younger sister and I have just returned from Chicago for DePaul Family Weekend 2009 , otherwise known as Visiting The Gigantic Educational E...

It seems as if in the first moment, I was holding a wet, wiggling baby girl in my arms. How in the world was I going to handle the challen...

This next week, our house will be just a bit more quiet, because my wife will be gone. We will be a bit (ok, a LOT) more disorganized aroun...

A Summer Evening It was a warm summer evening last Sunday, and we spent it with good friends, enjoying, listening, and for me, remembering t...

Last weekend was graduation time for the Older Daughter. These June endings, they always surprise me, and leave me with a rainbow of emotion...

For anyone with teenage girls, this is wonderful.

Sometimes, God presents you with these little moments. Glimpses of grace and reflection. The feeling that, if maybe for a few moments you ...

Today, while recuperating from the cold/flu fungus in our home, I watched "Parenthood" with Steve Martin. This is one of my all ti...

Today, our house is officially be occupied by two (count 'em) teenage girls. Heather turns 13 today; and Kelly turned 16 on Sunday. Amaz...

As I approach the mid-century mark in age (cut me open and count the rings), I am rediscovering (refiguring?) a sense of call for my life. B...

I underestimate people. And, I do it most often to those in my own family. I was reminded of this again this weekend. Girls high school wate...

Today, our lives entered a new phase. Our 15 year old, began driving. She went down to the Costco parking lot tonight with her mom, to pract...