Family Life

Good news! Today’s work day was just under 12 hours, instead of the 14-16 hours I’d been dreading. It meant that I could come home and eat dinner at a reasonable hour, and tuck the boys into bed. That’s always a highlight. And my cold is no worse than it was yesterday. It’s no better [...]

I now have Daniel’s cold. And I have a long day at work tomorrow, 14 hours or so. Debbie is not doing any better. She has come down with the cold as well, as have Joel and Micah. And Micah is cutting a second tooth, sharing his misery at length and at volume. Daniel is [...]

I spent most of Saturday playing with the boys, talking with them, reading to them. It was a good way to unwind, my first day of rest in weeks. Today Debbie decided Daniel should stay home from church. He’s had a cold for a couple of days, and hasn’t been feeling the best. She further [...]

On my way out from my motel, earlier this week, I put the little motel shampoo bottle in my bag as a souvenir of my trip. And I left my own big shampoo bottle behind. It was a new bottle. It was full. I’d put it up front specially so I wouldn’t forget it in [...]

It’s been a terrible week, with long hours at work, brutal politics, and never enough sleep. Debbie has also had a stressful week, difficult with the kids, and often even less sleep than me. And yet in the turmoil of these past days she cares for me, comforts me, shows kindness and gentleness and patience [...]