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My grandfather - my dad's dad, the one I never met - was born during the first World War. He spent his childhood living through the Great Depression, then fought in the second World War before returning home from the South Pacific to his job as a carpenter. Every once in awhile I'll hear my …
I turned 33 years old last Thursday. Such a round, beautiful number, the symmetry is oddly comforting to me. It was the number Larry Bird wore when he played in the NBA. That's a thing I do, by the way. I refer to my age based on my childhood sports heroes. I celebrated my "Reggie …
It doesn't matter how patient you are, or how well you deal with big changes. Getting pissed on day after day starts to wear on a person. I'm not speaking figuratively here. I've literally been peed on more times than I care to count over the past few weeks. Mercifully, I think we are finally …
By KYLE MONTGOMERY In commemoration of the anniversary of my father going home to our Lord, please allow me to share a story adapted from stories told in his last days, at his funeral, and each year since. I tell you this story gripping a handful of items I carry in my pocket, items my …
Why are dad jokes funny? Notice how I didn't ask if they were funny. That's not up for debate. Sure, they may not be funny to everyone, but they are certainly funny to someone, else we dads wouldn't keep telling them. I've been a father for over two and a half years (so, I'm just getting …
The following is a story I helped write for a friend. In it, he shares of the most difficult thing he's faced in his lifetime. Two years ago, his son committed suicide. Dana wanted to write this story in hopes that it will reach someone who is hurting and needs help. I've been honored to …
You may have noticed there hasn't been a new story in a little while. That's because my precious daughter was born a couple weeks ago. Before that, I'd been busy working on a couple other stories, but I wasn't able to get them finished prior to the baby being born. There was a point late …
PART 1 | PART 2 | PART 3 | PART 4 This is Part 4 of a four-part series. Click above for the rest of the story. Awhile later we were able to make our way back to our room in the post-partum wing. The idea of being a dad hadn’t sunk in, and it …
PART 1 | PART 2 | PART 3 | PART 4 This is Part 3 of a four-part series. Click above for the rest of the story. I will never remember exactly what she said, but it was something like this: this was a precipitous labor. Generally with breech babies, the docs will opt for …
PART 1 | PART 2 | PART 3 | PART 4 This is Part 2 of a four-part series. Click above for the rest of the story. We arrived at the room no more than thirty seconds later, and as soon as we arrived, so did the others. First it was our L&D nurse. Then …
