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I know I said I was going to write about Christianity for Losers, but a recent hubbub over a certain Time magazine cover has made me decide to write a post about attachment parenting first.

When I saw the Time’s cover of a woman breastfeeding her three year old son, I was not disturbed by the image,...

Today I took Cosette to the Pear Blossom Baby Contest (Jessi was working). As I walked the full length of the Rogue Valley Mall to withdraw ten dollars from the ATM, so that I could pay the registration fee, I was conflicted about what I was doing. Why did I want to use up my Saturday morning, and pay ten dollars just to be told my baby’s not as cute as I think she i...

     Having a child has taught me one very important thing – I am a very selfish person. Comparing myself to others around me I could conclude that I’m really not that bad. I’m relatively patient, loving, generous, self-sacrificing so on and so on. But, I’ve known for a long time that comparing myself to others is an unreliable measure; a course fraught with many perils – not least of which is my own abilit...

     Our baby girl was born this last Thursday, November the 19th, by way of c-section. This was not our plan. Jessi was induced at 9:00, Wednesday night. She started having contractions around 12:00 a.m. She was in full active labor by 5:00 am and was progressing nicely when the doctor checked her at eight. But, after eight hours of active labor and pain that had nearly overwhelmed her, Jessi hadn’t made any progress. We decided ...

I was reading an article in National Geographic (click the link to read the article) about the world’s present shortage of food –...

Jessi wrote this and I concur. 

1. All the opportunities, blessings and good things you and your family have in life are a gift from God. You did not earn them, did not do anything special to deserve them and they could be taken away at a moments notice by circumstances beyond your c...