Our family is in a bit of transition, and we have been it seems for about 2 1/2 years now! But recently we made a move to a different part of the…
Category: Morgan
Pre-School Theology: Grief
A couple of years ago I wrote a post entitled “The Gift Our Fish Gave Us” as a reflection on how navigating the death of their fish after two years was developmental…
The Gift Our Fish Gave Us
Last week was a bit traumatic for my kids. Not only did we have our 1st ER trip with our infant’s newfound peanut reaction, but we suffered our first pet death. We…
Is Pain the Key to Empowerment?
It’s timely to re-post today one of the most popular posts ever on my blog, or top 10 at least. Morgan’s got another jog-a-thon in the morning (Thursday) and it brings back…
Why I Should Watch More Barbie
….according to my six year old daughter Morgan. So I’ve posted a couple posts already about Barbie, the last being one about identity formation among young girls especially. I thought I’d make…
Barbie, Princesses & Identity Formation
I’m going to rattle off a second straight Barbie themed post, because it’s part of my life stage with a 6 year old daughter right now (never mind that my 3 year…
P.E. Empowerment
One of my highlights this past month has been seeing my daughter make the transition into Kindergarten. It’s fun seeing her develop more of a world of her own and continue learning…
A Close to Perfect Night
Morgan kind of surprised us a couple of weeks ago when she told us that she wanted to go ice skating for one of her Christmas presents. I think she had seen…
Junior Politics
So I got home the night of the inauguration and the next morning in the frenzy of being united with my kids this conversation ensued: Morgan: “Dad, we have a new President!”…