As we near the end of this remarkable school year, hopefully also nearing the end of this COVID-enforced quarantine, we all have the opportunity (if we’ll take it) to reflect on what has happened to …
God of the Ups and Downs
I know as an older school dad, I have a few years on many of you. There are some things that are not so great about that; first of all, I’m not nearly as cool or as cute as most of you (although …
Graduate-Level Parenting
As Ashley and I are nearing the end of “in-house” parenting and the “empty nest” phase of life, I’ve been reflecting a lot on our parenting over the years: what we did well and wrong, what were my …
Girl Daddies- Revisited
As everyone knows by now, Kobe Bryant passed away this week. I know he’ll be best remembered for being a five-time NBA champion and 18-time All Star in his 20- year career. But, the thing that has …
A Community of Giving
When I hear people talk about the school community at Grace, the word I hear so often described is “family.” I really do believe people believe that, and feel that they are a part of something bigger …
Unsweet Emotions
As a man who grew up in a house full of women, all sisters, and who now lives in a house full of women, all daughters, you can imagine that all my life I’ve lived around people who are all very in …