Women, Child Birth and What it Means to be Fully Human Again

My wife, Jan, was 8 days past her due date when the first signs of labor finally kicked in about 5am. Being past your due date is no fun (keep in mind, I’m a dude talking here, so I really have no idea how hard it really is) as you start to wonder, 1. if …

Join Me In Offering A Community Blessing Over Janny For Her 30th!

One of the beautiful things about arriving at one of life’s significant markers is the opportunity it creates for loved ones to gather around and share a blessing over the life that has been lived and the life they see unfolding into the future.   My wife, Jan (or Janny), turns 30 years old today …

Top 5 Reasons Why I Hope Janny Will Be My Valentine

10+ years ago I saw an incredibly attractive woman standing in the popcorn line at the movie theater. Four years later that same woman became my wife and six years after that she became the mother of our baby girl, Ruby. Today is Valentine’s Day, yet I write this in a small hotel room on …