Father’s Day

We happened to be moving Claire in for college on Father’s Day (more on that big move later this week) which meant some great things: 1) We got to be out of the blasted heat in the desert. 2) We got to be with five of our seven kids for…

I love this day to celebrate the fathers who make the world go around. The ones who are handed a baby and wonder what in Heaven’s name just happened…a baby?? What do I do now? Then they they courageously delve in. They work hard. And they find the unique way…

There is nothing like the power of a good dad. And today, as I ponder that (along with the thoughts I shared in the last post), I am so very grateful for all the dads out there who sacrifice so much to love and build and enrich the lives of…

Out of all my growing-up pictures (from which there are not a lot to choose from in the first place), these are the only two I can find of me and my dad. Just the two of us. And I cherish them. (At the same time as I wonder what…

Yes, old news but I’m going to give a valiant effort to catch up around here, and get better at writing my thoughts down. Somehow writing down all those thoughts helps me conceptualize them better in my brain and in my heart. But for now, let’s talk about Father’s Day…

Gosh, I’m so nostalgic going through pictures of the dads in my life this morning! And I want to write a whole novel about them but I think it’s more important to really BE with them so I’m going to let the pictures tell most of the story. I’m so…