Is This Mike On?

No fights to break up at home. No arguments about clothes. You hear the late-night conversations in their rooms and think all is well.

Waking up is not a problem in our house if I wake up before you.

Then the question came.

“Dad, how do the northern lights get their color?”

If you ever need a pick-me-up, go hang out with the little kids.

Ever want to feel like David Cook on tour, then go visit a first-second grade classroom.

They watched last night, still not willing to give up hope.
Sometime around 9:30 p.m. another update came into the war room.
“Mom, this came in from a from a homeless guy, who heard it from Aunt Bea, who got it from an AIG executive on his way to the airport. They think there’s probably no school [...]

My high school senior daughter, part of the future of America, the hopes and dreams of the Henneke family tree, holds up the business end of Nerf gun to her face. 
She’s looking at it closely
looking, looking
until she pulls the trigger.
Doink! She recoils as the Nerf dart bounces harmlessly off her cheek.
You can’t underestimate the [...]

Look at my son, showing as much life as a rock concert in a nursing home.
Right now, his body remains outstretched on our couch, staring at the television with his hand on the remote resting on his legs. His head tilts to one side and his eyes appear glazed over.
His hand always seems to be [...]

I listen to my church leaders. Honestly, I do.
It’s Sunday and they’re talking to us about how we spend our time. We sit on it, waste it and try to toss it in the corner when nobody’s looking. But it keeps going.
We don’t always think about making the best choice when something good or mediocre [...]

Sorry Food Network.
I’m going to have to block you on my television.
It’s true. Consider yourself persona non grata along with Oxygen, Bloomberg, Fox Soccer and the Resort and Residence Channel.
Consider the following facts. I came home to find my kids watching Dinner: Impossible. Can’t be too bad, right? An experienced chef tries to resolve some [...]