Oh, the ever-changing world of toddlerhood.
One minute, you think you’ve finally grasped the complexities, and the next minute, everything changes.
Yesterday was not a fun day. We were at the park on a playdate with our friends, and suddenly, I started feeling really sick to my stomach. I mumbled a few words and headed to the [...]

The memory from eight years ago is almost as vivid as if it had occurred only seconds ago.
My wife was in the recovery room at Penrose Community Hospital in Colorado Springs, having delivered our first child, a daughter who came early and under emergency conditions.
Behind drawn curtains in the crowded recovery room, we watched a [...]

Fruitcake and Antidepressants. They were two of the top “trending now” items on my Yahoo mail page this morning – along with Matthew McConaughey and Mitt Romney. I’m not really sure why this caught my eye but it did.
 
It’s one of the most sought out Christmas gifts in our culture…TecHNoLoGY…and yet with the many gadgets [...]

Deep down, I’m a hoarder. Yes, it’s true. I know I come by this naturally. In fact, I daresay these tendencies are genetic. The polite observers would describe those in my family tree to be “pack-rats” or “sentimentalists.”
But, the truth? We’re hoarders.
Now, don’t get me wrong: I think some [...]

This time of year is filled with good intentions and goals for the coming year. In the past I’ve resolved to exercise regularly, to engage my son in more educational activities, to spend more time with my remaining grandparents, and even to learn to cook better. While I’ve had mixed success in actually implementing these [...]

When I came out to Colorado to go house-hunting, I noticed three things at nearly every house I viewed:
Xeriscape – What’s with all the rocks?
Front-facing, three-car garages – Is the house really just one big garage?
Displays of religion – Crucifixes, sculptures, framed scripture, and more (although not a single mezuzah, which wasn’t much of a [...]

Jefferson County schools are getting their first look at what a potential $68 million in cuts over the next two years might look like.
The possible reductions include the elimination of 590 full-time-equivalent positions, including 175 high school posts, 65 at middle schools and 226 at elementary schools.
The remaining 124 layoffs would affect administrators, business staff, [...]

Colorado failed once again to receive a grant in the latest “Race to the Top” competition, the U.S. Department of Education announced this morning.
In the previous two rounds, Colorado was a finalist, but did not receive any funds.
North Carolina, Massachusetts, Washington, Delaware, Ohio, Maryland, Minnesota, Rhode Island and California were chosen to receive anywhere from [...]

A group of teenagers is hanging out when the talk turns to sex. Questions are raised, but the answers within the assemblage range from somewhat plausible to downright laughable.
Where do they go for the truth?
Like everything else “teen” these days, it could be their cellphones. At least that’s the hope of Planned Parenthood, which on [...]

In a recent survey by Poll Position, it was found that nine out of ten Americans believe Nativity Scenes should be permitted in people’s yards for the Holiday Season. This poll was interesting to me for several reasons, but one most apparent was the blatant absurdity of such question. Our country has gone to great lengths [...]