A few years out of college, my dad called me while I was at work one day. He told me, “Brent, I might need you to come pick me up. I’m in too much pain to drive.” When I picked him up, he told me what happened. It was a cold weekday, and on his way to the mailbox, he slipped on the ice and fell. He didn’t think much…
Marriage and Parenting
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Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 A time For Everything
When my son was 18 months old and learning to talk, he would precede anything he didn’t know how to pronounce with “ah”. So the letter “W” would be “ah-yu,” and “dinosaur” would be “ah-saur”. A year later, he’s stopped doing that, and I didn’t…
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Is Parenting Fun?
Yes and no. My firstborn toddler likes to “play” pickleball. He’ll randomly say “Da Qiu (play ball in Chinese),” which is my signal to get out the paddles. He’ll stand about 1 meter away from me as I sit on the floor, and we’ll spend…
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The Powerful Forces Behind Your Habits
A few years ago, I was proctoring the SATs at school, and we were given more time than needed, so we had about an hour left before students were dismissed. After collecting everyone’s materials, I told the students that they could retrieve their things. I’m…
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That one (not so fun) word to describe parenting
Unfair. This word passed through my mind as I was lying on the floor next to Caden’s crib at 4am. Thirty minutes ago, I had tried to get up and leave, but my ankle cracked and woke him up, and he started crying again. So…
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The “Last Times” And Gratitude – To My Mother
During the mother-son dance at my wedding, my mother had an intense look of sadness in her eyes. She had choreographed the waltz herself, and we had practiced for months leading up to the wedding. But as we danced, she was missing steps, so I…