Working with these kids I cry a lot    more »

Saying goodbye to our Children's Village dog was both sweet and sad, like life.   more »

It wasn't the outbursts of anger that worried me as much as the deep sadness that enveloped him,   more »

Taking a little guy fishing is great fun even if you only catch seaweed   more »

When a child sleeps, God is present.   more »

What if we replaced the cult of the body with St.Francis's way of looking at our bodies?   more »

One of the kindest things we can do for others is to be with them in their grief.   more »

Living as an old dude in the midst of a passel of foster kids makes for quite a ride.   more »

There are places in the heart we never knew existed until we have loved a child


Someone once said that there are places in the heart that you never even know exist until you ...   more »

What Are Old Folks For?




I picked up the book at the bookstore the other day and was astonished at ...   more »

Not giving our kids a hug may be "inappropriate."   more »

Never mind chasing that lost youth. Enjoy who we are and the life that was ours.   more »

Becoming a true Elder Ain't Easy. It takes heart, lots of it.   more »

It's the day after my funeral and I'm out for a walk   more »

Looking Within Our Silences To Find Our Gifts and Our Potential   more »

The old basset hound just won this grandpa over   more »

The greatest gift we can give our kids is the gift of time.   more »

Finding that magical balance between too much closeness and too much space   more »

The hero of this story is a man recently released from prison   more »

"Danny" Is Our Kid,Too

As 2006 was passing into history, I found myself at 5:30 in the morning in the ...   more »

We will never find ALL that we want in life but savoring what we have is the beginning of wisdom   more »

Most of us don't realize the power we have to provide the spark to move another from despair to hope   more »

Feeling comfortable in the pew but far from God. Why go to Church?   more »

If the "work" of childhood is play, maybe it's time we let our kids work.   more »

Maybe the ultimate loneliness is having no one who worries about you   more »

We cherish those childhood memories of tumbling down a hill but what about junior high school?   more »

Being a grandpa in the Children's Village will keep me young or I'll die trying   more »

We are all diminished by the loss of our Sunday day of rest.   more »

Success in life is judged by how you live your life not by the dogmas you profess.   more »

Writing is a calling, a vocation to connect with people, to be a prophet   more »