One poem every day for twenty-eight straight days this February. Suffice it to say, I’m in my Poetry Era. My hairline quietly steps backlike an old friend saying goodbye without fuss.Temples thinning, crown opening to sky.I trace the new geography in the mirrorand feel less panic with each look, only time doing its gentle work.… Continue reading Elegy to My Hairline: A Dad Poem
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Thirty-Eight: The First Anniversary Special
A little over a year ago, I had this crazy idea to start a blog that highlights what life is like for those of us who choose to have big families. It started as a way for me to chronicle some of the crazier moments I have faced as a dad of five kids (five… Continue reading Thirty-Eight: The First Anniversary Special
Thirty-Three: One of Those Days
Today was one of those days where the universe seemed to have a personal vendetta against me, but somehow, it all ended up okay because of the people who matter most. It started with a jolt on the way to church. I was in the right side of a dual turn lane, minding my own… Continue reading Thirty-Three: One of Those Days
Twenty: New Baby, New Chaos: Life with Six Kids
Highs? They’re out-of-this-world. That newborn smell—like fresh laundry and miracles—hits me every time I cradle our tiniest one. Her tiny fingers curling around mine, those sleepy sighs against my chest? Pure, bottled magic. The older kids are all in, bickering over who gets to hold her as my wife and I thousand-yard-stare into the abyss… Continue reading Twenty: New Baby, New Chaos: Life with Six Kids