Look what I can do!

Look what I can do!

There’s something I’ve noticed in my decades of non-parenting. And it’s been verified time after time by parents and grandparents alike. It’s this: toddlers are little energy packs, never still, always exulting in their next new experience (that is, until they hear...
Didn’t see that coming!

Didn’t see that coming!

I know it isn’t Mothers’ Day this weekend, but I feel like giving a shout-out to all moms. Theirs is undoubtedly one of the toughest jobs ever. They have a fuller-than-full schedule, trying to fit in the myriad tasks of running a household along with the non-stop,...
So worth the wait!

So worth the wait!

For grade school, high school, and college students, it’s summer break. For university students, it’s final graduation and their entry into the workforce. For driving school attendees, it’s the driver’s license. For expectant mothers and fathers, it’s the birth of the...
More than wowed

More than wowed

Suppose a friend shocks you with (very expensive) tickets to a concert of your favorite music group. The thrill chills are instant. The gratitude is overwhelming. The only problem is the date; the concert is still nine months away. Nine whole months to wait! You...
Seeing past the curtain

Seeing past the curtain

Today is Holy Saturday, the final day of Lent, and the eve of the greatest gift humanity has ever received. But for Jesus’ disciples, it was a crushing time of defeat and sorrow. They couldn’t see that this was the day before all days, the day before their broken...