This is the second in a series. I wrote on prayer yesterday and will continue today and the next few days. I was in the 7th grade and had to stay after school because I’d worn horse shoe taps on the heels of my shoes. They were forbidden because they marked the floor. I’m not sure why my parents let me wear them, but I did and Bob Cope and I got a 150 word … [Read more...] about Writing My Life – 2
Archives for June 2010
Writing My Life
I decided a month or so back to write about things that seem important in my life. Many of them found their way into my book which is fiction, so the stories don’t represent all the facts. These represent the facts as best as I remember them. Prayer When I was a little boy, I lost my guns and holster. I must have been searching all over for them … [Read more...] about Writing My Life
Where We have been and Where we are going
I was looking through my old flickr photos today, reliving so many old memories, it sucked me in. I went back to my first upload: 2004, it was a picture Wendy and I took in NY when we went to see Little Shop of Horrors on Broadway. I could feel myself with my cheeky smile as I took it all in. These photos, truly are so much of what gives me meaning in my life. It is amazing how … [Read more...] about Where We have been and Where we are going
Sleeping like a baby (ADHD and Back to Sleep)
So I was watching our son sleep soundly on the couch for about 4 hours today (we placed him on his belly before dinner). He was so content and in a deep restful sleep. The minute we place him on his back (per recommendations) he become more alert and has more difficulty sleeping. During this time I was watching our daughter bounce off the walls (she didn’t take her nap today) … [Read more...] about Sleeping like a baby (ADHD and Back to Sleep)
Finding Life in Death
So I have been listening to the Last Lecture by Randy Pausch. This is a book about a 42 year old professor who must come to terms with the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer and the news that he will only have about 2-6 months to live. For some reason I am drawn to these types of books. Something about the fact that one day we are feeling great, and the next day we have 2-6 months … [Read more...] about Finding Life in Death