Just got back from taking Ian to Medieval Times for his 10th birthday.

It was a blast, mostly because Ian thought it was awesome, which was what I was hoping for.

It was a good night.

I will say, though, that I don't recall ever going to Medieval Times without my friend Dustin in tow.
I missed his wild cries of "Sweep him!!!" and "Round house to the ( Read more... )

One of my responses in a conversation with a friend ( Read more... )

Today marked our seventh anniversary.

We were apart, and neither of us mentioned it.

Problem is, I still haven't figured out how not to miss you.

Still working through the mess, still need to pray, all the time, and doubly hard when I look into the faces of our boys.

I am struggling, trying to truly grasp what it means to be a good father without ( Read more... )

Happy Anniversary.

I just got to watch "The Book of Eli" today.

It really affected me.  I felt like someone actually got it, you know?

I had been sort of meandering through life, lately, falling into some familiar old patterns of dwelling on my mistakes and wondering, hard, what kind of friend, brother, son, and father I had been.

And what kind of husband.  Distance ( Read more... )

adalheidis_aria, I just wanted to wish you a happy birthday. I've been caught up in today, and was nearly too late, but I made it ( Read more... )

For those of you who don't know, I have two boys that I call my own, one 10, one 6.  Only Joshua, the 6 year old, is biologically mine, but Ian is definitely my son, I've raised him since he was two, and he hasn't known anyone else as Dad.  I love him so much more than I know how to say ( Read more... )

katballou, I just want to wish you an incredible birthday. It has been my genuine pleasure to have had the opportunity to expand my circle of friends to include you. I am blessed by knowing you. I hope you have a wonderful, incredible birthday!

- Aaron

Went to jconstantine 's Aberrant game last night, for the first time in a while.  It was fun, as usual.  It proved several things, which I will itemize for your amusement.

1. katballou , artphr33k , shinga , and adalheidis_aria  all, once again, gladly proved their incredible ability to make me blush at the drop of a hat.  Repeatedly.  Which is, of course, fun for them.  And me as well, admittedly.

2 ( Read more... )

So, I found something out awhile back that really sent me into a tailspin.  I mean, it was broken heart time all over again.  This weekend, today specifically, I was set to lead a band out at Church on the Slab, but this thing was messing with my head and heart so much, that last Sunday evening, I took myself out of the lineup for this particular ( Read more... )