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It's a strange thing to hear your kid complain of a heart issue. This happened to my wife and I after dinner one night. My son opened up about how he had been experiencing chest pains for a few [...]

"Words create worlds." I wish I was the first person to state this, but it's a concept that has anonymously embedded itself into my head from several places I've read it. It raises a powerful [...]

  "I'm bored." No, not me. My kid. That's what he told me. He's bored. Keep in mind that his room is filled with a decent supply of toys. He's also stocked with an amazing collection of [...]

Our relationship with our parents as we grew up created countless defining moments. That's a given. We kind of realize that even as kids. What we often don't brace ourselves for is how the [...]

“If we measure our success by how eloquently we speak the language, we’re missing the point. What matters is that we’re here.” My grandfather spoke those words to my grandmother when they were [...]

I wasn't sure what to make of the Bible growing up. Aside from the huge family Bible that collected dust on the top shelf of a hall closet, my only exposure to the Story of God was the [...]

Traditions are great...but sometimes they can create unforeseen expectations among siblings. For example, I've made it a habit to build certain "milestone" celebrations into my parenting with my [...]

Jerry Seinfeld and Kevin Hart aren't just funny and famous - they're also parents. In a conversation they had before a camera, Kevin Hart mentioned a question his daughter asked him: "Dad, are we [...]

Please don't judge me. For two days, my wife and I walked around with one of our kids on a stretchy leash. You've probably seen these human fishing lures. I imagine one day it'll become how an [...]

Confession: I enjoy setting resolutions more than I like keeping them. Some years I get rather elaborate with my schemes. If you're picturing a March Madness-like flow chart, you're not that far [...]