"Labor without stopping; do all the good works you can while you still have the time." – St. John of God As parents, we have more than ample opportunity to give up hope in ourselves, our parenting skills and worst yet, our kids. Whether it is getting...
"There is no failure except in no longer trying." --Elbert Hubbard I have heard many times, "We can't change how our kids are going to turn out...
Patience is that virtue coveted by all but nebulous to reach there are numerous times that I have been told, "Just be patient!". But, how? How does one inculcate patience? Have you been answered with a blank stare when you have asked this of someone...
As we read, hear, and watch hate crimes plaguing the media, we wonder how mankind can inflict these heinous crimes on itself. As I have written in an earlier post, human beings are the highest of God's creation not because of what we do but...
Summer has been hard. I was really wiped out yesterday from our recent international travel and keeping the kids on schedule. Saying that it's been "24/7" is a slight exaggeration, but not by much! I was exhausted yesterday and didn't go for my weekly 6 mile...
We are the highest of all God's creation, not because of what we do, because of what we are capable of doing...
In a distant planet, many moons ago, there lived a man called Malyfe. Malyfe wanted a great many things and so he prayed continuously around the sun to the Supreme Power of the Universe (SPU). Moved with compassion, SPU decided to consider Malyfe's desires. His first...
"Those who are not looking for happiness are the most likely to find it, because those who are searching forget that the surest way to be happy is to seek happiness for others.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. In keeping with family tradition, for his birthday,...
"We are called to give up so much in sacrifice so that we can have much more time, energy, and money to give in generosity." If you know me personally, you know how much I rely on exercise to maintain sanity. To that end during the...
The fathers in our lives are the unsung heroes of the family and there should probably be more days to celeberate these men who quietly go about supporting their loved ones. This Father's Day we treated the King of our Pride to Prawn Puttu. Puttu is...