I went to the cinema tonight and saw The Hobbit: Battle of Five Kingdoms. May I just say, Wow! What a great movie! My personal take-away was a lesson in love. Juxtaposed against an intriguing plot, intense battle scenes and other-worldly setting were three tales of love — love between an elf and a dwarf,… Continue reading Tough Love
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Estranged
I got a call from my oldest daughter yesterday. She needed to vent a bit of frustration over her oldest step-daughter’s choice to separate herself from her father. Though just a child, she has mustered all of her resources and mule-like fortitude to erect a wall between herself and her daddy. Spewing words of anger… Continue reading Estranged
Unrequited Love
I did my best to fight them back. I really did. Yet there they were, streaming down my face like a flash flood unexpectedly breaching a dike, blurring my view as I clumsily placed the final piece of scotch tape on my son’s Christmas present. How, I asked myself, can I love someone so much… Continue reading Unrequited Love