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Sometimes our fears get the best of us. But other times our desire to become more than we are today pushes us past those fears into risky territory–full of promise and peril. For adults this can be life shaking. For kids, it’s just growing up. This past weekend, Aidan who is 7 now showed us [...]

We had a nice time this spring watching an American Robin family come of age. All three eggs survived, they hatched, and grew at an alarmingly fast rate. Then they took flight. We still see them hopping awkwardly about the yard–following mama bird looking to her to show them where the good  Aidan and the [...]

Of your own accord Training wheels discarded On the garage floor. With my fingers through my hair I said sure. We hit the black top Lot next door, Knowing the fragility of self– Esteem and bones. Like that drunken teenager I remember from years ago On his bike by the Taco Bell, I smiled and [...]