Month: April 2020

Helicopter Father

When our first child was old enough to start climbing things (far too soon in my opinion), my wife did some research into different styles of parenting. She found two types of parenting – American and European. American style is basically telling kids not to climb things and pulling them off of them, mostly because

Killing Time

In my last post I started writing the phrase “killing time” and it made me pause. I had no intention to write about this. But let’s see where this train of thought goes. Killing time is basically trying to figure out how to not feel like we are waiting. We don’t like to do nothing

Being in the Awkward

One thing I liked about having my phone, is that whenever I was waiting for something, I’d be able to use it to pass the time. One thing I disliked about having my phone, is that whenever I was waiting for something, I’d be able to use it to pass the time. Exactly. Basically my

Written in the Stars

What a time we are in. I know there’s already been so much written and talked about in regards to the quarantine and COVID-19, but last night I was out to get some exercise, and I noticed the stars. I was praying while I was walking/jogging (mostly walking), and I kept unintentionally looking up at