Category: Sick kids

Sick Day

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Leo

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3am on a Wednesday. Daughter is crying and sick. 3:01am. Daughter is still crying and sick. I realize my wife isn’t home so lying in bed to allow her compassionate side to cave and take care of the baby isn’t going to work. Claire… Continue Reading “Sick Day”

Category: christianity, dads, fatherhood, fathers, fever, home and family, medicine, Sick kids, UncategorizedTags: daughter, dealing with sick kids, Fatherhood, fever, medicine, sick day, sick kid, sick kids, Tylenol

The Demands of Love

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Leo

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My wife and I had made plans to drop our daughter off at grandmas so that we could have an entire Saturday of Valentines Day festivities. It had been a while since our work schedule’s had synced. We were super excited to go hiking… Continue Reading “The Demands of Love”

Category: dying to self, fatherhood, husband and wife, Sick kids, Uncategorized, Valentines DayTags: dying to self, Fatherhood, frustrations, sick kids, Valentines Day

Daddy’s Lap

Posted on June 28, 2014 by Leo

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Claire is on my lap. We are in an doctor’s waiting room. She cries and screams because she is in pain. I hold her on my lap soothing her, living with her pain. It hurts me more emotionally and spiritually than it does her… Continue Reading “Daddy’s Lap”

Category: children, daughters, fatherhood, God, humility, Pain, Sick kids, SufferingTags: Fatherhood, God, Pain, sick kids, Suffering