Adoption Story, Part 1
As promised, this is Part 1 of what’s likely to be a three-part story about adopting our daughter, Maliah, from Rwanda. I met Maliah on Fathers’ Day last year, but […]
As promised, this is Part 1 of what’s likely to be a three-part story about adopting our daughter, Maliah, from Rwanda. I met Maliah on Fathers’ Day last year, but […]
Fathers’ Day is fun. This morning I got to stay in bed till 7:30, which counts as sleeping in at my house. I woke up to a delicious breakfast of […]
I don’t know if we’d be able to function as a family without a ton of help. That’s not an easy thing for me to admit. I’ve always been one […]
Our 21-month-old daughter heard sound for the first time today. Maliah was born deaf, which we discovered after we brought her home from Rwanda a year ago. She had bilateral […]
A family is a universe unto itself, with distinct principles that govern its operation. I have observed the following immutable laws of physics in our family, and some of them […]
These are the four small people who have taken over our house. They confound us, amaze us, and drive us crazy like no other human beings can. They also make […]
I’m used to finding strange things in strange places. Just last week I discovered a kaleidoscope in the fridge and one of Xander’s stuffed animals in the freezer. I’ve crawled […]
Dinner is always a challenge at our house. I love cooking (and I also love eating), but it’s tricky to please everyone. It’s rare we all eat the same thing, […]
Two encounters with my kids have shaped the way I think about parenting. On the surface they were run-of-the-mill events: one happened at a playground and the other in our […]
We used to be normal. Well, relatively normal, anyway. Two kids, a house in the suburbs. I was a sportswriter, a career that provoked the envy of most of my […]