Tag Archives: parenting
Gardening for a New Season
“Daddy,” my middle daughter said, “for my birthday I want a pretty garden again.” Two years ago, a tiny lump and “Should I have this looked at?” ended with my wife’s memorial service just after Easter. With the time lost … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Reading
Tagged birthday, Childhood memories, flowers, gardening, Grief, healing project, parenting, planting seeds
2 Comments
Beacon of Hope
Comical Explanation
Posted in Reflections
Tagged children, comfort, Comical Explanation, hope, love, motherhood, mothers day, parenting, Quarantine, Reassurance, voice of reason
Leave a comment
The Simple Life
Posted in Reflections
Tagged children, comic, Comical Explanation, creativity, freedom, imagination, outdoors, parenting, parenting tools, play time, responsibility
2 Comments
Thank you
I texted my father — our first message in months — asking if the link he had sent to an online photo album was real. He said it was. I selected the first photo: Two-year-old me, smiling wide, nestled in … Continue reading
Posted in Reading, Reflections
Tagged active listening, appreciation, Asian immigrant family, children, communication, disconnect, emotions, faith, family, Grief, healing, journey, LGBQT, life, love, memories, parenting, photography, sexual orientation
Leave a comment
Edible Pollution
Comical Explanation
Posted in Kitchen Adventures, Reflections
Tagged BBQ, children, Comical Explanation, cookout, fourth of July, parenting, pollution, smoke
3 Comments
Real Life of an MSW 