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All Grief Is One
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:3 Human beings measure things. We count, we weigh, we quantify. We then take those measurements and use them to compare. How did we do this year versus last year? How much does this person have relative to that person? Who Continue reading
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Podcast Interview is Up
A few weeks ago I did an interview for the “Solo Dads” podcast. The episode is now up! You can find it here. Warning: it’s not 100% safe for home school. Continue reading
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The Big “W”
When I first became a widower, I felt like there was a big invisible “W” tattooed on my forehead. I knew it wasn’t really there, but it felt like everyone “knew just by looking at me” that my wife had died. I read an article about a year or so into being a widower (I Continue reading
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Tilsons… Meet the Tilsons…
Last night, as I was chewing over what to write about today, I realized that I have some friends who knew both Melinda and Tracy, some friends who knew Tracy but not Melinda, some who knew Melinda but not Tracy, and (if this blog takes off), a growing audience of people who’ve never met any Continue reading
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Shouldering the Load
Not so much theological reflection this week. I’m recovering from a man-cold (learn more here), so I’m not back to firing on all cylinders yet. I’m still going to write, even if it’s a short entry, because I know myself, and I know that I need to make writing a scheduled, disciplined endeavor if I’m Continue reading
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Marriage, Being Widowed, and the Cross
“I didn’t sign up for this.” You may not have read the fine print, but yes, yes, you did. Years ago, when Melinda and I were doing pre-marital counseling with Fr. Stephen Freeman, he pointed out to us the hard truth that most people don’t (or don’t want to) think about when they are planning Continue reading
The Joyful Widower 