Author Archives: Jonathan Sircy

Yesterday, my daughter took the stage. Our church’s Christmas play clocked in at just over ten minutes. The crowd loved it. The actual festivities happened in the social hall later as we celebrated a church member’s ninetieth birthday. Here are five takeaways. My daughter was an angel and wore a white dress that my wifeContinue reading “The Performance”

This afternoon, my daughter attended a performance of A Christmas Carol with my wife. She sat still for over two hours while students from a local high school performed the Dickens classic. My daughter ate a Sonic kids meal with me this evening and watched Madagascar (2005). My wife celebrated her birthday early with someContinue reading “Time With Mom; Time With Dad”

My youngest brother turned 25 today. I can remember the day he was born. He was the first child I cared for, and my time with him prepared me to be a father. My daughter loves being a niece. She sent my brother a goofy birthday video this morning and drew him a picture atContinue reading “Niece”

My daughter made this at her public school today. It warmed my heart.

My wife’s cousin lives down the road from us. He has a huge tree in his house but no ornaments. My daughter decided the tree needed some decorations, so on Saturday afternoon, she made two tree hangings out of paper. Tonight, she got to deliver them in person and even hang them on the tree.Continue reading “Ornaments”

Today, I had to call the insurance company to set up a new policy for our new car. My daughter was fascinated by the call and particularly the call-waiting music that the insurance company played. She had lots of questions. Why did I need insurance? Where was the person I was talking to? Why didContinue reading “Insurance”

“I’m going bird-watching,” my daughter told me this afternoon. She headed outside with her binoculars. Soon, she was perched on the porch with her mom looking at birds eating from our bird feeders. When she came inside, she told me about deer bones she found in our front yard. She created a map for futureContinue reading “Bird Watching”

Tonight, our family attended the church Christmas party. Our church is small, so only twenty-six people attended. My daughter was the youngest, and she ran the party. My daughter likes to talk and move. She’s cute, so she gobbles up attention. During tonight’s ornament exchange, she played up her love for her ornament and drewContinue reading “Christmas Party”

I watch old cartoon clips with my daughter, the kind of things I thought were funny when I was in high school. Space Ghost Coast to Coast is one we like a lot. It’s goofy and absurd, and when I laugh at it, my daughter laughs too. The show drips with irony. Wacky clips ofContinue reading “Space Ghost Anecdote”