I recently saw a comment about how dads in blogdom frequently don’t focus there blogs as much on family life as mom blogs.
I would say, on average, this is true - though there are some exceptions.
The implication is that the difference is negative, at least in terms of the commenter’s reading preferences. In terms […]
Family Archive - Click on a post title to read the full post.
In case you have not heard, the Supreme Politburo Court for the Peoples Republic of California has ruled that the people in the state do not have the right to create a law that defines marriage as between a man and a woman. What’s more it was the ruling of only 4 people that […]
With all the talk of bucket lists and what you want to do before you die, I had to share this conversation. We had our parish priest over for dinner. My oldest daughter (11) was explaining about a class project where she was supposed to describe the time line of her life. […]
We had been expecting a new baby in July.
I just found out that he or she died.
I place my hope in God for the soul of this unborn child.
And that of my sister’s unborn child who we also found out died just over a week ago.
Please keep them, my wife, my sister, and all of […]
My boy came to me today with a knot in his robe that he just couldn’t undo. You could tell that in his frustration he had just pulled it tighter - which made it all the harder. He finally came and asked for help. Getting that knot out was difficult and frustrating - […]
No, it isn’t Santa.We have news!
We recently found out that we are expecting our 4th child!
He or she is due at the end of July!
Please pray for the health of both Mom and baby.
I thank God for this blessing!
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Today is Gracie’s first birthday. We celebrated this with our larger family yesterday. She was adorable and enjoyed the day.Our tradition is to bake a small separate cake for the baby to demolish as she sees fit. As you can see, Grace was not at […]
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Parents have a special gift. In many ways we get a glimpse of what God’s relationship with us is like through our relationship with our children. I have seen how their growth and development cause me delight and I believe that this is a shadow of the delight […]
In case you didn’t realize, Saturday Sept 29 is Michaelmas (the feast of St. Michael). St. Michael is our family’s patron saint and we are all named Michael or Michelle (first, middle or confirmation name), so Saturday is a big day for us.Michaelmas has been an important holiday in the Church, […]
We had just started our drive home when it happened. It was a beautiful day and had just settled in for the 4 hour drive. We had not started our rosary yet. Just after our first potty break (about 15 minutes into the trip), we witnessed an accident happen right in front of […]
We just returned from a weekend at Pismo Beach with my folks, my brother and two sisters, and the beginnings of the next generation (my three kids and my sister’s one). It was absolutely beautiful. We had a room that overlooked the ocean. After morning prayers on Saturday, I stepped out onto […]
Creative Minority Report is one of the blogs that I absolutely have to visit every day. Not only does it have one of the best layouts, it has writing you just don’t want to miss.
So how I missed this one two days ago, I don’t know. But thanks to Jay at Pro Ecclesia […]
We had to arrange our schedule to make sure we were back for orientation at our kid’s school. It was one of the best orientations I’ve been too. Well, each parent is given a handbook, and on the first page is a prayer that I’d like to share.
O Father of humankind,Who has given […]
My better half and our youngest
We were married 16 years ago. They have been 16 joy filled years. God has blessed me in so many ways, not least of which is my loving spouse. I don’t know where I would be without her, but it doubt it would be very good.
To my […]
It is funny when little gaps between generations show up.
One of our phones is a VoIP phone that relies on high speed Internet access. Well our ISP was having some trouble today (that seems to be fixed). So when my daughter said the phone was not working, it did not cause any alarm. […]
This is part two of my three part series. Part one (Maggie) can be found here.
After thinking about Mathew’s request for birth on Catholic Dads, my first thought was that the stories weren’t that interesting. But then my mind went back to the time when each child was in the womb and their […]
Mathew S at Catholic Dads was asking about birth stories, and I thought these would make a good set of posts in light of Fathers Day yesterday. Maggie was our first, we had a virtually trouble free pregnancy. We did all of the Lamaze classes, which I hated. I thought the breathing […]
I would bet that many of you who were raised Catholic can remember getting the cardboard “rice bowls” at Lent (I don’t remember seeing them in a while). The nuns at my school would make sure that each of us had one. I remember sacrificing just a bit to fill that bowl.
As an […]
OC Register - Dad tackles man photographing daughter
Check out this news item. The reporter asks if the father is a hero or over protective. My question is whether the reporter is nuts for asking the question that way. The dad was appropriately protecting his kid. Seems pretty brave to me […]
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My son made his first communion last Saturday. I wanted to post on this earlier, but I didn’t for a couple reasons. One reason was that I am swamped. The second is that I have more than just joy to share.
First the part that was less joyful. […]
