Happy Birthday, William!!!
William will be 5 years old this Sunday, September 11.  We rejoice! Here is a poem I wrote some time ago.  Happy Birthday, son.   William's Storm... Barely above a pound jettisoned into life Peeking through gauze Poked, prodded, stuck and skewered Surrounded by white coat

posted 3:58:33pm Sep. 07, 2011 | read full post »

Sweet Darling, JJ...
One of the biggest desires of a parent is for your child to get along.  I mean really, who wants to have the kid that "Doesn't play well with others"?  That has to be a nightmare for any mother or father.  All I knew was that I didn't want to have "that kid"!  You know "that kid".  The kid who

posted 6:39:14pm Aug. 15, 2011 | read full post »

I Never Asked God Why, Until...
We all have reasonable expectations, especially when we have absolutely no reason to think otherwise. It'd be like entering 2 + 2 into a calculator and anything BUT 4 coming up on the screen. On September 10, 2006 despite Lisa's cramping, discomfort, and a lengthy ultrasound, we were assured by n

posted 10:39:07am Aug. 03, 2011 | read full post »

Indicators, Not Touchdowns...
When I was a little boy one of my favorite things to do was play my Mattel Handheld Football Game.  It was a little bigger than an iPhone.  It was about 6" long and 3.5" wide.  William was barely twice that size when he was born.  It was all white and had 6 small buttons to play defense, kick, a

posted 1:59:35pm Jul. 25, 2011 | read full post »

Now Faith!
When you're sitting in a small, white room where the couch is too small and there aren't enough chairs, faith takes on a whole new meaning. Despite the strife looming in that room, I could feel faith. Faith has a feeling.  I could touch it.  Faith had His arms wrapped around me.  The doctor told

posted 1:44:02pm Jul. 22, 2011 | read full post »