As 2009 draws to a close

I have the Swine Flu. And I’m on vacation. I suppose 2009 could end in worse ways.

How we talk to our kids about gay marriage & other tough questions, Part 2

Kids ask a lot of questions; it’s their job. As I said last week, as parents, our job is to answer them. Hayley asked an innocent enough question at the lunch table the other day from which a very interesting discussion arose. Naturally, I was the sole adult representation home at the time (where’s Brian [...]

How we talk to our kids about gay marriage & other tough questions

Photo by Oberazzi An interesting conversation bloomed at the lunch table with our 7 and 9 year olds the other day. One small question turned into a full-blown discussion about gay marriage and I thought I’d let you in on how it all went. But you’ll have to come back next Monday for that. Today [...]

Because the dam will break

Photo by Timothy K. Hamilton If you have not heard of Stephanie Nielson from NieNie Dialogues (her blog), she is a mother of 4 who was in an airplane crash along with her husband and a friend back in August of 2008. Sadly, their friend, Doug Kinneard, lost his life, but both Stephanie and her [...]