Follow the Beard
Is God on Vacation?
With the suffering of Haiti, the death of my Dad, and many other sad things on my mind… these words from Michael Horton were a great encouragement to me.
30.01.2010 · Filled under: books, dad, death, justice, michael horton · Tags: depression, injustice, sadness, suffering · 1 Comment »
Where The Wild Things Are
The family and I finally got to see Where The Wild Things Are. When I first saw the preview several months ago, it had me in the first 5 seconds. So, I had my hopes set pretty high and figured I was in for some disappointment…
18.10.2009 · Filled under: childhood, fatherhood, movies · Tags: depression, isolation, loneliness, mess, sadness · 4 Comments »
When my brothers were too young to be wise
When my brothers were too young to be wise
but too old to name things creatively,
they invented a game called:
Let’s take turns jumping off Tom’s roof and
throw the cat after the person who jumped.
28.09.2009 · Filled under: childhood, poetry, prayer · Tags: beautiful mess, beer, brothers, depression, drinking, drugs, foolishness, games, listening, smoking, wisdom · No Comments »