by admin | Jul 6, 2016 | Essays, Peter's blog
EDITOR’S NOTE: This site has been all but dormant for months now because I just haven’t taken the time to update anything. My dad was diagnosed with dementia last winter (although we’d suspected it for years) and the floodgates of trouble opened up....
by admin | Apr 5, 2016 | Essays, Peter's blog
Editor’s Note: During my early drive to work one recent morning I asked God for wisdom and strength, for the courage to do right no matter what, and for help carrying a very heavy load. When I arrived at my office, there was this poem in my in-box from my...
by admin | Mar 4, 2016 | The Uxorious Blog
I’ve been married just long enough to know that some decisions should be vetted. For instance, I would never buy a used bulldozer or a box of mallards without my wife’s knowledge and consent. (And yes, you can buy ducks online, just go to efowl.com.) So it was with a...
by admin | Feb 29, 2016 | Essays, Peter's blog
The man heard ringing and folded his book and set it down on the arm of the couch and stood wearily and walked across the room and lifted the phone from its cradle and put it to his ear and said hello and heard the deep familiar voice. Happy birthday, young man. Hey,...
by admin | Feb 13, 2016 | The Uxorious Blog
I could never be single. My wife Karen and I do lots of stuff together. Have for over three decades. We don’t live extravagantly. Can’t afford it. Wouldn’t do it anyway. And so our days are simple and straightforward, ordinary; some might even think them lackluster...