Posts Tagged ‘mother’

September 7th, 2010

Our second baby will soon be born. Time for perspective.

Then one day I was on Facebook reading updates (as I tend to obsessively do) and I saw another friend from St. Mike’s, Denise, post something about “Tommy coming home.” She usually posts pics of her two year old son – which I always love to see but t I admittedly didn’t know much else about what was going on in her life these days. That day I did look a little deeper and realized that Tommy was her husband and he was going to be home from Afghanistan for two weeks. I immediately got teared up.

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March 3rd, 2010

Daddy blogger’s Wife: “Advice for My Sister — the New Mom”

Now, my sister should know this more than anyone, because she is a kindergarten teacher. But, for some reason, I kind of forgot that I wasn’t going to be leaving Gus with just a random sampling of people. I was leaving him with people who choose to be with kids every day because they love them. They all have their own very distinct personalities but I have no doubt that each teacher in that room really loves Gus. And nothing makes me happier.

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January 1st, 2010

New Year’s Day: Sorrow and Joy in the Circle of Life

I learned today that a person very dear to me passed away, and that a new member of the family was born. Both pieces of news – polar opposites on the emotional spectrum – came within the same hour on New Year’s Day, 2010. First, let me take a moment to say a heartfelt goodbye [...]

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