Dressing for Success

My mother taught me a lesson that has become part of the core of who I am. It was a very short anecdote from the church she grew up in. Every Easter at Glad Tidings Assembly of God, the pastor’s wife wore and old and often out of style dress. Why? She did not want […]

Memories of Thanksgivings Past

I am sitting in my darkened living room in a post turkey comma. The sounds of family playing in the other room remind me that all is right with the world. 10 years ago was probably the most memorable Thanksgiving of my life. Ethan had been scheduled for his second surgery in early November. But […]

Just in the Nick of Time

News flash…I bitch a lot about my life online. But my blog is an outlet. I am less cranky in real life. But on this day of Thanksgiving, I would be remiss were I to ignore the blessings I have in this life. I am grateful for the usual suspects family, friends etc… But I […]

Center of the Universe

This is a belated entry. It actually took place a couple of weeks ago. I struggle as a parent of a child with a disability. When you parent a child with special needs, you are in somewhat uncharted territory, even more so when your child’s disability is rare. You can’t just run down to Target […]

Nothing Moves…This Week

This week was a roller coaster ride. Thankfully, it is over. Sunday the world is fresh again. “Gray Day….Everything is gray. I watch. But nothing moves today.”…Dr. Seuss Monday was one of those days that I felt wholly inadequate as a parent. Ethan has struggled with his whole life with urinary continence. What most children […]

Integrity or Exhibitionism

I was talking with my therapist last night. The subject as always was on religion. About half way through the hour, I realized that we were not on the same page. I was talking about my anxiety about being honest about my spiritual state with people I am close to. I told him I really […]

Entertainment?

I was watching Parenthood the other night. I love the show, but sometimes hits a little too close to home. One of the couples has a child with Asperger’s. They are expecting another child and the scene took place at the OBGYN’s office. The couple was terrified that their child might be a son, increasing […]

1.2.3.4, I declare a thumb blog

I am trying something new today, mobile blogging. At the moment I am in the bus queue waiting for the…ah there it is. Ahhhh air conditioning! “Love Stinks” is on my iPOD. I am reminded of a staff retreat I attended when I worked at Bethany. We were asked to share our favorite love song. […]

Mixed Bag

This is going to be one of those postings where I just start writing until something clicks. It may just be random mush. I just found out that one of my professors is college died suddenly. He had heart surgery on Friday to remove a benign tumor. I am not sure what happened, but apparently […]

This disease brought to you by, Snickers.

It is now officially Netflix season. Actually for my family it has been for several weeks. Every summer after the TV season ends, my wife and I find a TV show on Netflix that we never watch when it was on TV and watch every episode in order. Last summer it was “Roswell.” This summer […]