Posts Tagged ‘Marriage and Family’

An Ocean Away

April 13 | Posted by Vinny | Marriage and Family Tags: , , , , , ,

You want your children to learn as much as they can. You want to give them as many opportunities as possible. So you send them away on school overnight trips. With this in mind, my son prepared for two wonderful travel opportunities in the span of two weeks. Of course, the day before he leaves, something tragic happens in his family,... Read more

Essential Questions

March 29 | Posted by Vinny | Marriage and Family Tags: , , , , , , ,

My friend Chris, who is writing curriculum for his music students, is crafting Essential Questions for his lessons. Essential Questions are those which, if you have developed and taught your lesson well, all will be able to answer at the end. He believes educators must also ask themselves Essential Questions as they do their jobs. I believe, especially of late,... Read more

Date Night Used To Be Easier

February 5 | Posted by Vinny | Marriage and Family Tags: , , , , , , , ,

Photo from Love-Sessions.com One of my New Year’s Resolutions is to spend more time with my wife and value that relationship more. She and I took our first step by having the first Date Night we’ve had in a while. Getting out of the house for date night is no easy task these days. Going on a date before kids is as... Read more

Family Resolutions for 2009

January 8 | Posted by Vinny | Marriage and Family Tags: , , , , , , ,

Taking a blog hiatus means I’m a little behind in my blogging to-do list. I thought it would be a good idea to set some goals for myself in each of the core areas of this blog. You know, offer a little focus to my quest for self-improvement. Resolution 1- Lose Weight and Improve General Health A few years ago, I weighed... Read more

The Paradox of Advent

November 30 | Posted by Vinny | Faith Tags: , , , ,

Advent is a temporal paradox. It is the end of the calendar year, but also the beginning of the liturgical year. It is a chance for a fresh start with your faith. It is, in fact, one of the two holiest seasons in our Christian year. It may also be the time where we are weakest in our faith. Consider... Read more

Holiday Stress, Family Style

November 27 | Posted by Vinny | Marriage and Family Tags: , , , , , ,

Thanksgiving trials and tribulations are so common that most years there is some sort of fight. It’s easy to do, really. All you have to do is let the stress get to you, suspend common sense, and let it fly. The holidays are a very stressful time of year, mental health professionals say. I don’t have empirical data on this, nor... Read more

Thanksgiving Blessings

November 23 | Posted by Vinny | Faith Tags: , , , ,

Western Grace, originally uploaded by kretyen. With Thanksgiving coming up this week, I’m considering what I will say at the table. Not for small talk, but in prayer before the meal. As the guy who works at a church, people assume I must be the most religious in the room at our Thanksgiving feast. I’m not. My wife is far more... Read more

My Hearing Problem

November 21 | Posted by Vinny | Marriage and Family Tags: ,

I’m told I have a hearing problem. Either that or an earring bra bum. It’s hard to tell. But to quote Inigo Montoya, “I do not think that means what you think it means.” I do have trouble with my hearing. Years of sitting in front of the trumpets in Band, coaching and playing drums in Marching Band, and a childhood... Read more

Guy at a Chick Flick- Duchess

October 9 | Posted by Vinny | Marriage and Family Tags: , , , , , ,

I took one for the team today. I went and saw Duchess with my wife. On opening night. At 8:05 p.m. I was not the only guy there. There were about 25 people in the theater. 3 of them were men. 1 of them was French, so I don’t think that counts, but I was one of two American guys there. It’s... Read more