Author Archives: Chad

I don’t know why I’ve been so confused lately. Life is simple. It’s all about choices I choose who I am. I am my better self. Everything else follows from that.

As young children are often wont to do, mine often tell me, “No!” when I ask them to do something. I will then correct them and teach them to say, “Yes, Daddy.” “Pick up your toys.” “No.” “Say, ‘Yes, Daddy.’” … Continue reading →

I have learned that even if you somehow find the courage to do something so difficult, and so right, and at such great personal sacrifice that it can only truly be called heroic, it’s still possible to feel like a … Continue reading →

My wife just lost her father. I won’t go into details about his passing except to say that it was a bittersweet experience for the family, and that we saw many tender mercies from the Lord. Instead, I want to … Continue reading →

How do you explain it to a dog? How do you say, with those big brown eyes looking up at you, that life isn’t fair? How do you explain that even though you only met her two days ago, that … Continue reading →

I have learned that even though I don’t think I am either, with the right circumstances I can be a hero, and with the right circumstances I can be a schmuck.