Reflecting on the struggles and revelations of parenting: sometimes the best thing we can do is just stay back and let our kids figure things out on their own.
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“I’m not going anywhere.”
How do we make a promise to be around, when we must contend with an unpredictable life?
The keys are sleep and paying attention. So obvious, but so elusive.
I’m witnessing a brotherhood form. This is my deepest joy as a father.
To be held is to be loved.
My love needs to be big enough so that my sons never have to fight for it. It must be infinite.
Life can transform us from selfish into something more gracious - if we let it.
I had a profound realization on a morning walk, on a perfect fall day.
My father taught me how to figure it out. I realize this now. And so there’s nothing to be scared of.
If listening is the key to love, relationships, and trust, choosing to show up is the key to listening.
What I need, desperately, is to be here.
Radha was never born or conceived. Yet, I know she is my sister. I hope our sons realize the gravity of the gift - brotherhood - they have.
Bo, Myles, and Emmett - if you ever find this remember that you are not here to justify us as parents. Remember to love each other. And remember our prayers for you.