Calling All AngelsSpecial note: if you have not yet read yesterday’s blog entry please do so before you read the following.
Before I posted yesterday’s entry I had told Ben’s nurse, Lisa, what I intended to write about. After talking about it a little while she asked if she could send the entry to a [...]
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Posted in About Ben, Posts by Dad, Special Moments, Spiritual Stuff on August 23, 2007 | 8 Comments »
Posted in About Ben, Posts by Dad, Special Moments, Spiritual Stuff on August 22, 2007 | 5 Comments »
He Talks to Angels
After nearly eight years of parenting an exceptional child I’m still amazed at how much I don’t know about my child. It is a double-edged sword. I’d really like to say that most of the mysteries Ben still guards are like presents waiting under the Christmas Tree: when the [...]
Posted in Ben's Health, Masterpieces, Posts by Dad, Spiritual Stuff, Thoughts on Art on February 27, 2007 | 3 Comments »
PerspectiveAny trained artist will tell you that perspective is a fundamental element of the creative process. Basically (and this is a very basic definition) it is how objects appear from one’s eye in relation to distance and location. For instance, if were to do an architectural rendering I would make darn sure that [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Posts by Dad, Spiritual Stuff on January 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Lauren’s Hope
There is a child by the name of Lauren who attends Ben’s school. She and her parents have become mighty heroes to the parents, teachers, and staff at The Washington Center. Although we have exchanged a few e-mails I have only had the privilege of meeting Lauren and her mom once. In those few [...]
Posted in Family Stuff, Posts by Dad, Spiritual Stuff on January 9, 2007 | 3 Comments »
A Stomach Bug and The Team in RedI was going to start out by saying, “poor Ben – he didn’t get to watch the team in red with his dad last night.” In hindsight, watching The Lifetime Channel with Mom and Sissy was more beneficial to Ben than observing the carnage of the team [...]
Posted in Posts by Dad, Spiritual Stuff on December 29, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
The Fifth Day of ChristmasI get a little miffed at seeing Christmas trees tossed at the curb on the day Christmas. We’ve had holiday merchandise for sale since Labor Day, Christmas Carols playing on the radio the day after Halloween, and Budweiser’s Clydesdales marching in the snow while Columbus Day is still on the [...]
Posted in Family Stuff, Masterpieces, Posts by Dad, Special Moments, Spiritual Stuff on December 13, 2006 | 3 Comments »
I Can Feel You Breath…Washing Over Me.
I’ve always been fascinated by birds of prey. My community is located just off the Southern Flyway which is essentially the big Interstate connecting the literal snow-birds of Canada to their winter destinations in the sunny South. It’s not uncommon to see a flock of Canadian Geese [...]
Posted in Posts by Dad, Spiritual Stuff on December 3, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Weekend Wrap-upMan, another week in the books! Now we’re on that downhill slide toward The Big Day! I just hope we can keep all the sniffles, allergies, and colds at bay for the next few weeks.
Yup. Still on the check-list is to finish two posts I started this week and have yet to conclude. [...]
Posted in Posts by Dad, Spiritual Stuff on November 23, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Thanksgiving Day Wrap-UpMatt 6:25 (NRSV) “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they neither [...]
