Take one Dad, add two sons, arm everyone with Nerf guns and have a blast playing Boys vs Dad (I packed a pistol in each hand) for about 45 minutes.  Non-stop fun! I think the Sons of LarryD took great pride in dispensing Nerf-justice against their dad – especially when they registered a “head shot”.  [...]

It comes as no surprise to parents, regardless of their children’s ages, that there are times when we’re called upon to play the role of doctor. Heck, some parents are doctors, but that’s not the point. You know the routine – bandaging a skinned knee here, checking a temperature there, dispensing medication from time to [...]

The Sons of LarryD are stricken with a disease – it’s not life-threatening, mind you. It’s pandemic, but not contagious. It’s neither debilitating nor incapacitating. It’s just really really frustrating. I’m talking about Liturgical Laryngitis. You can set your clock to when it strikes, and you can guess rather accurately as to when the symptoms [...]

A friend of mine emailed this to me today, so I thought I would share it with you guys. Consider it an early Father’s Day reflection. Father’s Day As we prepare to celebrate Fathers we should reflect a bit on what a father is. Today I’m afraid that there are a large number of people [...]

I have a close friend who is need of prayers – he and his wife are working out some issues right now, and they just discovered this past weekend that they’re unexpectedly pregnant, adding another layer of stress and uncertainty to an already stress-filled situation. There’s no question as to their commitment to life, but [...]

As a dad, much of the day to day is leading by example, teaching by words and deeds, and reinforcing virtuous behavior while gently correcting bad behavior (sometimes not so gently, but that has it’s place, too!) From time to time, I wonder if the teaching and leading and reinforcing ever takes hold in their [...]