In the first part (check it out here), I shared some lessons about what I've learned since becoming a husband. There's plenty more where that came from, but this won't be a super long post. This second part of the post is harder to share, because … [Read more...]
Why I Can’t Sleep
October 29, 2011 By 6 Comments
Are you an insomniac? Well, that's too bad for you, because I'm not. I can sleep like the dead. Anywhere. At least I could, until I got married and had kids. I don't know if this is unique to my house, but there are things that happen in my … [Read more...]
How our anniversary dinner echoed our life together
July 9, 2011 By 3 Comments
We recently celebrated our 11th anniversary and I made arrangements for us to go to d'lish, an amazing little place here in Edmonton on 124th Street, who promised me they'd make our evening special. Though we were excited by all the choices on … [Read more...]
Crazy fragile, crazy resilient
May 18, 2011 By 2 Comments
I had a conversation recently that reminded me of how amazing we are as human beings. As I've documented in previous posts, I've experienced a fair share of speed bumps on the road of life. I lost my dad and my brother in the same summer, I was … [Read more...]
Hopes, Dreams and Plans
April 5, 2011 By 1 Comment
They will make you and break you, these three. I was thinking about how I was raised and how I am raising my children. I think that all three of these words play a role in how we are raised, and who we become. I want to talk to you … [Read more...]
Why I got rid of my baby
January 1, 2011 By 12 Comments
My heart is shattered. I'm not sure where to turn. If you don't handle stories about tragic loss and grief well, you might not want to read on. Three weeks ago, we welcomed a baby boy into this world. I breathlessly blogged about it. Our … [Read more...]
We had a boy!
December 13, 2010 By 13 Comments
Well, I've been wondering for 8 months or so who this little person would be - thankfully I don't have to wonder any longer. Friday night and early Saturday morning, my wife had some low back pain, and she figured that our baby was on its way. … [Read more...]
And what if it’s a boy?
October 19, 2010 By 4 Comments
In my last post, I touched on the possibility of us having another daughter and what that might mean to me as a father and to us as a family. I want to explore the possibility of us having a son now, as it appears that's the other … [Read more...]
The C-word – I mean the nasty one
September 27, 2010 By 11 Comments
Now that I have your attention - let's talk about cancer. It's a nasty word. There are very, very few positive connotations associated with this word - as a matter of fact, the only ones I could come up with are remission, or better yet, … [Read more...]
Why DID I always want to be older?
August 30, 2010 By 1 Comment
Now that I'm not a child anymore, although my wife's opinion would likely differ on that.... I remember spending my whole childhood wishing I was older. Why? What was it about being older that appealed to me so much? I do remember some milestones … [Read more...]
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