This past weekend I took my almost 6-year-old son David rock climbing for the first time. He LOVES climbing the little rock walls at the playground, so I thought this would be a good experience for him. Suddenly, the night before our big outing, I began to dwell of everything that could go wrong. What [...]
One of the hardest things as a parent is seeing your child sick and hurting. Last night, that feeling was made even worse when our five-year-old son David was hallucinating with a fever of 103.5. He was screaming in his room saying that hundreds of bugs were flying around him. Now, he wasn’t quite with [...]
David’s Cub Scout den had a field trip to the local fire station tonight. The kids received a tour of the station and fire trucks. After that, the kids had the opportunity to try on the equipment. My son, of course, wanted nothing to do with wearing strange clothing and opted out. I was a [...]
This morning I woke up to the most magnificent sight I’ve seen in years — a remarkable hoar frost! I quickly dressed for the cold and grabbed my camera to head outside and capture this amazing site. Now, I really wanted to capture everything before it was too late. However, I jumped the gun by a [...]