I don't like school

One week in 1st grade was enough for Noa. He got up Friday morning crying and saying he didn’t like school. And he didn’t like his teacher. I don’t know if it’s because he got a man teacher. Or if it’s because his teacher’s name is Doctor Jimmy Mahaffey. What I do know is that [...]

31.08.2009 · Filled under: childhood, fatherhood, prayer · Tags: , , , · 1 Comment »
My Dad is Dying – Part 3

My Dad is Dying – Part 3

Part 3 – Bitterness is the poison that will kill you and your closest friends. Nobody gets bitter at a stranger. A stranger might do something mean to you and you might get mad, but you usually can forget about it in a couple days. Bitterness is different. Bitterness is personal. It turns friends into [...]

26.08.2009 · Filled under: dad, death, love · Tags: , , , , · 7 Comments »
My Dad is Dying – Part 2

My Dad is Dying – Part 2

Part 2 – Somebody has to pay. So, I’ve been wrestling the past couple years with how crappy my relationship with my Dad is. The reason our relationship was so messed up is because we are broken people. We are crooked. We are proud and selfish. This sin was in both of us. For a [...]

23.08.2009 · Filled under: books, dad, death, love · Tags: , , , , , · 8 Comments »

My Dad is Dying – Introduction

“My Dad is dying of cancer, and I don’t care. What is wrong with me.” Two years ago my Mom called me and told me that Dad had a really serious seizure and had to be rushed to the E.R.  They thought he might have had a stroke. That would have been good news compared [...]

21.08.2009 · Filled under: dad, death · Tags: , , , , · 1 Comment »