Category Archives: life & love

Happy, Happy Birthday Sweetheart

Posted on November 19, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

Well, Sweetheart, you caught up to me again! Happy, Happy Birthday! Okay, its a few hours early — your birthday is actually tomorrow (Nov. 20) — but Happy, Happy Birthday nonetheless! I was having a hard time figuring out how … Continue reading →

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Snow … Snow … Snow …

Posted on November 14, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

Like many of you, I awoke to a blanket of snow yesterday. Despite grousing from some of you about the snow — and accompanying cold — about it being too early or too much, I loved it. It really isn’t … Continue reading →

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The Journey — Part Two

Posted on November 7, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

The second leg of my late year journey has come to a close. Like the first chapter in Massachusetts, this second chapter in New York flew by much too fast, but was crammed full of additional memories. To recap, I’m … Continue reading →

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Happy Halloween

Posted on October 31, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

I’m not a big fan of Halloween. I never was … even as a kid. I never got into it as my five children looked forward to trick or treating. I still keep my porch light off on Halloween night, … Continue reading →

Posted in life & love | Tagged attitude, celebration, children, DPchallenge, family, Friends, growing up, Halloween, holidays, humor, imagination, life, Memories, robot, trick or treat | 7 Comments

Autumn on the Road

Posted on October 24, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

I’m formally on the second leg of my trip visiting the kids/grandkids/great-grandkids. I made my way from Massachusetts to upstate New York. I opted to take the southern route — 84 to 17/86 to 91 to back roads from Ithaca … Continue reading →

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The Journey — Part One

Posted on October 17, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

It’s hard to believe but the first leg of my late year journey is almost over. To recap, I’m spending about two and a half weeks with each of my kids/grandkids/great-grandkids. This was the Massachusetts chapter. And it has been … Continue reading →

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Video Gaming

Posted on October 10, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

My six year old grandson is typically very mellow. I often have to ask him to repeat what he says because of his Massachusetts drawl and the softness of his voice. The other day I saw a different side of … Continue reading →

Posted in life & love | Tagged attitude, communication, demeanor, DPchallenge, family, grandchildren, growing up, interaction, learning, life, love, relationships, video games | 3 Comments

It’s a Greeeeat Day!

Posted on October 3, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

There’s a new lady in my life. I haven’t formally met her yet, but I can’t wait. I received some great news last Friday (Sept. 27) … I mean, truly great news! I am now a great-grandfather for the fourth … Continue reading →

Posted in life & love | Tagged Babies, blessings, celebration, children, DPchallenge, encouragement, Faith, family, God, grace, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, Ivy Lynn, joy, Karen, life, love, Prayer, relationships | 4 Comments

TTFN

Posted on September 26, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

As I contemplated this post, I channeled the words of the famous T-I-double-Guh-Er who oft departed with the words of wisdom — TTFN, “Ta Ta for Now”. It pretty much sums up my too short yet fruitful stay in Maine. … Continue reading →

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Memories

Posted on September 19, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

It’s always tough emotionally packing up and moving. What follows? What stays? What gets donated? What gets trashed? What goes who? I’ve been going through that process over the past couple of weeks and I was reminded, not once, but … Continue reading →

Posted in life & love | Tagged attitude, blessings, DPchallenge, family, Friends, life, love, Maine, material things, melancholy, Memories, observations, relationships, retrospection, things that matter | 13 Comments