I told everyone that I would not cry and I did not. But that was my brave face in front of friends and family. It was a…… Read more “Dancing with Lauren Martin”
Tag: marriage
The Wedding Tree
If the opposite of love is apathy, then the least one can do in a marriage is care enough to occasionally say, “I hate you.” I never…… Read more “The Wedding Tree”
Hiking Like Elijah
Abraham Joshua Heschel said, “I did not ask for success; I asked for wonder.” Wonder is one of the reasons I stare at constellations, marvel at newborn…… Read more “Hiking Like Elijah”
Finding the Right App for Love
Kid these days. They aren’t like Karen and me, just as we weren’t like our parents, just like they…well, for instance, Great-Grandma Beck was 14 when she…… Read more “Finding the Right App for Love”
Sixty Years on a Chalkboard
We celebrated our parents sixtieth wedding anniversary the day after Thanksgiving and while taking family pictures in the church sanctuary at the Dewey Church, I saw light…… Read more “Sixty Years on a Chalkboard”
Getting Valentine’s Day Advice from London Cabbies
I listened to Rory Sutherland expound on London cabbies this morning and how they are like guys on Valentine’s Day. The London taxicab driver is required to…… Read more “Getting Valentine’s Day Advice from London Cabbies”
Telling Our Stories with Both Hands
Karen and I have twenty-three children ranging in age from fourteen to thirty-three. We aren’t on the hook for college education on all of our children since…… Read more “Telling Our Stories with Both Hands”
Mosquito Dancing in the Fire Hall
My wife Karen was born in Trenton, New Jersey and spent most of her childhood in the small town of Tabernacle on the edge of the pine…… Read more “Mosquito Dancing in the Fire Hall”
Alone at Eve
John F. Kennedy, C.S. Lewis and Grace Walker Taylor all died on November 22nd. Just hours after my grandmother Grace passed on that date in 1993, my…… Read more “Alone at Eve”
