parenting – Word Shaper

A Wish

This child limping Long for Jesus’s power To heal with a touch Advertisements

A joyous privilege To watch these children grow up Perhaps be helpful Fatherhood is an amazing privilege. Watching, not just my son, but all these kids around him, grow into these interesting and amazing young men and women fills me with pride and wonder.

Fathers, Daughters, and Snapshots of Beauty

A friend and daughter The gentle kiss upon her head Witnessing sweetness

Dreadful thoughts from a young mind

“My dad is dying” My son’s friend was telling me “I don’t want to go” “Not there when I needed him” Dreadful thoughts for a young mind

Exploring Sandra Bacchi’s “Watermelons Are Not Strawberries”

Sandra Bacchi, a Pittsburgh based photographer and cinematographer I discovered via Edge of Humanity Magazine. Her current project, “Watermelons Are Not Strawberries” stuns me with its beauty. ‘Watermelons Are Not Strawberries’ is a work-in-progress, as I continually seek to better understand myself and increase my awareness of how I react to challenges related to my experiences […]

Too early in the morning

It’s not quite six yet Which I still find “too early” The boy’s in high school I’m still adapting to the high school schedule. That will come. That will come.

High School Begins

Looking towards the moon The high school students inside And now I adapt

A Child’s Funeral

Nothing is sadder Than a child’s funeral Winter’s emptiness It’s been several months since we buried my friend’s son. It was a wretched, painful day. I never want to feel that way again. Sadly, the odds are against me.

Parenting Frustrations

Clothes, Simply… Just clothes Arguments burst forth And I cant…. Children fighting Like this thing Defends innocent Lives No willingness to Give, to attempt Anything outside The preconceived “I won’t find ANYTHING” in this Place I’ve not yet Seen. Frustrated at my Failure… No understanding or Trusting in my Experience All I’ve done All I […]