Category Archives: Education

For the first time all school year, my daughter talked about having a classmate over for a “play date.” Of course, my daughter decided the playdate should be at our house. Neither my wife nor I had heard about this potential play date before today. How would her friend get to our house, my daughterContinue reading ““Draw Me a Map””

My daughter wanted to ring in the new year by baking. She had two choices. She could use a mix and put the ingredients together herself. She could use a recipe but get help from my wife. She chose #1. The result was some tasty chocolate chip muffins. We hosted my in-laws tonight, and itContinue reading “New Year; New Project”

My daughter and I went to a local playground yesterday. We showed up in time to see an eight-year-old girl in the middle of a breakdown on top of a piece of playground equipment. Her mother couldn’t get her down, and the girl was growing more hysterical with every passing minute. Finally, the father showedContinue reading “Negative Example”

Today, my daughter and I went to the biggest local library. We found her some books and then went and looked for books for my wife and me. My daughter was so intent on reading her book that she walked around the stacks with her nose in the book’s spine. I was partly annoyed. MyContinue reading “Walking and Reading”

My daughter received a Kindle Fire for Christmas. Today, she’s been recording short vlogs about her family. In her final video of the night, she asked me to talk about myself. I said that I was 40, had one daughter, and loved my family very much. She proceeded to talk about me while I satContinue reading “Vlogs”

Since receiving it for Christmas, my daughter has played the game Pick-up Sticks each evening. Until now, the game has elicited the worst in my daughter. She’s whined about losing, threatened to cheat, and quit because she’s not doing well. Today, however, I saw something I hadn’t seen before: she was practicing. While my father-in-lawContinue reading “Practice”

It’s Christmas Day. I’m very thankful for Christ’s birth, and I’m grateful for my daughter. My wife does a great job of making the day special for her while emphasizing “the reason for the season.” We’ve spent the day with family and had time to count our blessings. However, as the day ends, I admitContinue reading “The Cycle”

Tonight, my daughter worked hard to make us soup. Her dish consisted of wild onions, salt, and water. She shopped, stirred, and tasted. Frankly, she was a nuisance. My wife was trying to put together our actual meal, and our daughter was attached to her hip, providing a second-by-second report on her own culinary creation.Continue reading “Soup Chef”