The 20 Minute Piano Lesson

Posted by Danny I took piano lessons when I was a kid for about 5 years.  I can read music but I have to practice a song a really, really long time for it to be audience worthy.  And by audience, I mean anyone.  There are a lot of pregnant pauses in my music.  I [...]

Tonight’s Dinner Special: Roast

POSTED BY JESSE Since the girls wear uniforms to school all day, we do not have a dress code for the Tanner family dinner table (other than, you know, being dressed). It is advised, however, that you bring your layer of thick skin. This family game has been played before, and will surely be played [...]

Happy Birthday, Bieber

POSTED BY JESSE Today is Justin Bieber’s birthday. He was born on March 1st, 1994 at 12:56 a.m. How do I know this? I am living with a Bieb-ette. Yesterday I picked DJ up from school. She told me she had to make a cake that night. What for? “For Justin Bieber’s birthday!”   She [...]

Sunday Post 7: Selfish me

A friend recently shared this quote with me: Prosperity does not equal the favor of God, and adversity does not signal His absence. That’s fairly easy to believe when your life is good.  Your wife dies, and you begin to question, why in the heck us?  I don’t think I believe we did something wrong [...]

There was a lot of Good!

One year ago my wife passed away after a short fight with colon cancer. I’ve spent a lot of time this past week reliving her final days. I know she’d rather we move forward.  I know she’d rather we remember her almost 40 good years. These are excerpts from comments that were shared by friends and [...]

You’ve Got a Friend In Me

Posted by Danny There have been times this past year that I’ve said I have ten wives.  Before Lisa died, she said, “I don’t worry about our children.  We have surrounded ourselves with really good people who will care for them and help you raise them.”  She was right.   I find that it’s usually easier [...]

The IT Idiot

Posted by Danny What in the heck is going on?  The tool bar on my computer was lying where it always lies – across the bottom of the screen.  I’m comfortable with that – that’s where I like him.  Yesterday I opened my computer and he had stood up – moved on over to the [...]

Sunday Post 6: What’s the Purpose?

Posted by Danny He died at 43; he was burried at 78. Last week I taught my Sunday School class and that quote was in the lesson.  I’d never really thought about it that way. I’ve been searching for purpose in Lisa’s death – something that will not only justify what we’ve been through but that will [...]

Until It Passes

I do not believe that grief is insurmountable.  I do believe it creeps up on you at times when you think you’ve already kicked its butt.  I don’t sit around in a stupor day in and day out.  I’m not a sad or bitter person.  I have afternoons, like today, that are painful.  I suspect that [...]

Moms, how do they do all that?

Posted by Danny Last Monday morning I nearly went into a panic.  I received four emails from other moms (when I’m in this mode I consider myself one of them) about signing kids up for summer camp.  I’m not sure why all of them emailed on the same morning.  Is there a national Begin to [...]

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