A long time

It has been a very long time since I have written anything and that is because I have had an incredibly busy fall. I’m back in school at St. Bonaventure University and taking 9 graduate hours this semester. I also…

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Care for Kids

I’m finally getting a chance to write. Wow! What a summer it’s been. I have been a busy boy, but it’s been a good kind of busy and it’s not over either. A year ago I enrolled at St. Bonaventure…

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Summer thoughts

Today started out rainy and I even made it all the way up to Mt. Irenaeus only to turn around and drive back down the hill.  I wasn’t ready for everyone. I have days like that. Instead I opted for…

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Beginners mind

I took some time to read a post from year or more ago and in it I referenced a beginners mind. That is such an important concept and one that I need to remember often. It’s really timeless wisdom and…

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Saturday

I think Saturday is my favorite day of the week. It’s always fun to get up a bit later, make a cup of coffee or tea and then have some cereal with honey. It’s really the only day I eat…

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Time to write

I’ve been busier than the proverbial one armed paperhanger.  I’m involved in an internship for the degree program I’m enrolled in at St. Bonaventure University. That internship sees me leaving my home four days a week at 7 am and…

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Thank you

My wife’s surgery went well today and she was very grateful for the many prayers offered on her behalf. She’s on the road to recovery. My father-in-law’s surgery did not provide such good news. He has cancer which we hope…

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The road ahead

In reflecting on my earlier post and coming upon this photo taken today with my new Motorola Droid I see a connection. I love walking along the Mountain Road at Mt. Irenaeus and although it was a bit damp today…

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Being fed

This has been one heckuva’ year. In the last year I’ve been through the entire gamut of emotion. From dejection, and despair to times of great elation and satisfaction, but central to this is the sense that all of this…

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Anniversary

Yesterday marked the 27th anniversary of our wedding. Like most couple who mark such milestones we remember what we once looked like and the people who were at our wedding. Some of that number is gone from us now and…

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