"Happy Mother's Day!" greeted the wide-eyed receptionist. I cringed a bit because I knew her enthusiasm for the day far out-weighed my wife's enthusiasm for the occasion. "Are you going to hold him as your own personal gift to yourself?" another nurse chimed, matching the eagerness exhibited by the first. They were both smiling ear-to-ear; [...]
This past week, I celebrated a birthday (May 3rd), and, when the time to make a wish arrived, only one request came to mind: “God, please make my son healthy and my wife happy.” Now this is not a normal practice for me. Over the past three decades, I have NEVER used a birthday wish [...]
Our bedroom wall is blanketed with color like a forest canopy in mid-autumn. But the leaves on this tree are not multi-colored due to a drop in temperature. Although they do reflect a change in season, these neon pieces of paper reflect an internal--versus external--shift in climate. The sticky-notes that spatter our walls are symbolic [...]
I've never seen it before, and it is impossible for me to ever see it again. It is a once in a lifetime experience. I saw my wife hold our first child for the first time. During this momentous occasion, I decided to read Jesher the award winning children's book Last Stop on Market Street. I [...]
