Dad

I was thinking about my father today. Dad died a few years ago and yet, I don’t think a day goes by without my thinking about him and, as father’s day approaches, I reflect on the impact he had on both the quality of my life and many of the perspectives I hold about [...]

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Child Friendly

In this world, there are people who are good with children and people who are, well, not so good. The ones that are good with children seem to know how to play, enchant and delight them. They are shepherds of a precious flock and uniquely gifted.
Frankly, my gifts seem to lie elsewhere. [...]

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Nana Babble

I thought I could do it but I can’t. I thought, before she was born, that Maya would not reduce me to a babbling idiot but she has. I simply cannot resist her. The temptation to do anything that will make her laugh is too great to withstand.
And so, I have been down on the [...]

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Dear Maya

You are here and, well, I thought I would have a lot to say to you, but right now, I’m just rather in awe of how small you are, and how perfect. Besides, what does one say to someone whose life is literally only just beginning? The possibilities are endless and can take so many [...]

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New Beginnings

I am about to launch my youngest son into the world again. I guess I never really got to do it properly the first time. He was ten then and he was going to live with his dad and stepmother three thousand miles away. Letting go of him at that age carried its’ own special [...]

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