Tag: Parenting
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New Year’s Reflections 2019: For Auld Lang Syne
I haven’t written much in the past few months. Each time that I’ve tried to sit down to write, I found myself at a loss for words. Mostly, I’ve lacked inspiration. This year easily ranks among the most difficult in my life. It caps off a roller coaster decade filled with ups and downs.…
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Children at Play
We took Clark to the park today. The playground equipment had all the usual trappings of a large park in the center of town, including scores of parents, kids, and pooches out for their afternoon walk. Amid the chaos, we discovered the slides fairly quickly. Clark and Gwyn spent most of the time going…
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Christmas Follies
Clark pitched a fit this evening. Being somewhat of an expert in fits, I can say with some certainty that this was, in fact, a royal fit – complete with waterworks, wailing, kicking, and clawing down the aisle. All of the above wouldn’t have been so bad, had it not been right during the middle…
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Kids and Accidents
There’s no more frustrating place for a parent than the emergency room of a hospital. While participating in the ‘hanging of the greens’ this morning (a fanciful phrase for decorating the church for Christmas), Clark hit his head on one of the speakers. Not being the festive sort, I wasn’t there. But my wife called…
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Change and Childhood Treasures
The window of my office here in Ross Hall overlooks the main quad of the University of Wyoming Campus. Outside, I can see students and faculty alike, bundled up in winter coats, gingerly making their way along the paths slick with snow. The campus is quiet and calm. I don’t know when the seasons changed…
Pax Plena 