Cinderella

Cinderella woke me up this morning. There she was, my precious 3-year-old Lydia, dressed in a long, flowing Cinderella costume and a pretty little smile on her face (which had a little breakfast on it too). I picked her up and started dancing with her a little bit while I tried to remember the melody [...]

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Fly Straight

“What kind of world are we bringing you into?” My unborn daughter answered by gently kicking my face.
My wife and I were sitting on our couch watching the news—the bad news.
- A world-famous celebrity is on trial—accused of horrible crimes against children.
- The parents of Terry Shiavo—a severely disabled woman—are fighting for the life of [...]

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Look Ahead

(This story is true. The names were changed to protect the innocent.)
We were just walking and talking. Hand-in-hand. My little pre-school daughter was talking about whatever came to her mind. Then she dropped a bombshell.
“Daddy, I’m going to marry Jim Bob.”
I stopped. I mean everything stopped. My feet. My breathing. My heart. Married!? Why would [...]

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