Blogs about: A Father Reflects
brothers
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the forester wrote 8 months ago: “Watch this,” my wife says as dinner winds up. Our younger son is repeating “Deh, deh” and making th … more →
have i seen Jesus?
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the forester wrote 9 months ago: “Daddy, have I seen Jesus?” The question emerges from the back seat darkness. It’ … more →
epiphany
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the forester wrote 1 year ago: Noon, the kitchen lights off. He sits in the dim blue air chewing orange slices, talking about his … more →
it's not easy
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the forester wrote 1 year ago: In the middle of naptime he screams. One knee is twisted between two crib rails; pain and entrapment … more →
snow rebellion
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the forester wrote 1 year ago: Fluffy, quiet, all afternoon the flakes fell gently. He’d wanted to walk among them, to breath … more →
through his eyes
the forester wrote 1 year ago: I wish I could see life through my son’s eyes. In his infancy we placed him on a colorful play … more →
face-off
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the forester wrote 1 year ago: “Read to me?” he asked, patting the couch. “Sure!” I plunked down and took t … more →
jumping Jesus
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the forester wrote 1 year ago: Things got a little weird when we unpacked our nativity scene. Two and a half years old, our oldest … more →
the second greatest story ever told
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the forester wrote 2 years ago: My older son came along to pick up a Papa John’s pizza. On the drive home it occurred to me th … more →
a fresh integrity
the forester wrote 2 years ago: A few years back I gave the keynote speech for my school’s National Honor Society Induction. The fir … more →
the little nop and the noresh
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the forester wrote 2 years ago: He was a little nop when his family went down to the noresh for the first time. For a few hours he p … more →
confessions of a serial snake kisser
the forester wrote 2 years ago: Hi there. My name is Michael, and I’m a snakeaholic. They told me the first step to recovery is admi … more →
the frisbee and the thorns: an allegory
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the forester wrote 2 years ago: “Just three more throws,” she said, “and then we’ll go in.” One, two, and the third, with an … more →
el duce owns me
the forester wrote 2 years ago: After spending my whole life thinking slavery was a thing of the past, I find out El Duce owns me. Y … more →
a question of ontology
the forester wrote 2 years ago: In a cave deep beneath the surface, a screen and a button. On the screen, a ten-second loop of anima … more →
at night
the forester wrote 2 years ago: If I swim deep enough I can breathe water. It’s lighter down there, airier, if I can just make it. A … more →
anomalies
the forester wrote 2 years ago: Anomalies is a grab-bag category. Who knows what you’re going to find here? I’ve brought them … more →
who decides the important stuff?
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the forester wrote 2 years ago: How is it that most of us who believe in free will also tend to believe that “God has a wonderful pl … more →
mongolian hordes among us
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the forester wrote 2 years ago: Before they had gone to bed, all the men from every part of the city of Sodom – both young and old – … more →
