Why I Stay Home

Faith and Family Live! | Posted by Matthew Archbold in Family on Friday, March 20, 2009

“Why?”

My old newspaper colleague sat across from me in the diner booth. Irritated, he asked me again, “Why?” with a quizzical smile.

The smile was there so I wouldn’t be offended. The quizzical was there because he was.

The three year old sat next to me and the baby was banging on the tray of the high chair because I was a little slow with the eggs. Business meetings with babies are always an odd... READ MORE

Do The Rules Still Apply?

Faith and Family Live! | Posted by Matthew Archbold in Family on Thursday, March 19, 2009

My neighbor’s father walked outside while my brothers and I played wiffle ball with his son.

Sometimes, on Sunday afternoons he’d come out with a beer in his hand, sit on the grass with a comic grunt, and announce our games in epic terms while impersonating the radio voices we all knew.

That day, he told us that two “hippies” ran out on centerfield in Dodger’s Stadium attempting to burn the American... READ MORE

What the Heck is Shamrock Day?

Faith and Family Live! | Posted by Matthew Archbold in News on Wednesday, March 18, 2009

What the heck is Shamrock Day? St. Patrick used the shamrock to bring the Irish to Christ but now the same symbol may be being used to remove Christ from the saint’s feast day.

According to some news reports, The Disney Channel and many card stores are changing the name of St. Patrick’s Day to a more culturally inoffensive and politically correct “Shamrock Day.”

But this shouldn’t come as a shock.... READ MORE

What I Learned in the Waiting Room

Faith and Family Live! | Posted by Matthew Archbold in Family on Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Everything I needed to know about love I learned in a hospital waiting room.

It all started with a pause. You see, my father was a quiet man. Never complained. Old school tough. So when my mother asked him if she should call the ambulance and he hesitated, we all knew it was bad.

Seated in his favorite chair he stared forward, heaving and wheezing every breath. I know he wanted to say no. He wanted... READ MORE

Wake Up, Dad!

Faith and Family Live! | Posted by Matthew Archbold in Family on Monday, March 16, 2009

Here’s how I wake up every morning. My wife lays the one year old on the bed next to me. The baby gently places her hands on my chest, leans in towards my closed eyes and blares, “Wake up Dad!!!!!!!!!!!!”

Now to be honest it sounds more like “EggapDaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!” But she gets the point across with window rattling volume.

My wife thinks it’s very funny. I consider it alternately cute and sadistic... READ MORE

The Longest Nine Seconds of My Life

Faith and Family Live! | Posted by Matthew Archbold in Family on Monday, March 16, 2009

I lost her. For about nine seconds I couldn’t find my six year old daughter. I say nine seconds because I know it couldn’t have been the eternity it felt like.

You see, the three girls received excellent report cards. Well, my seven year old got one “S” instead of a “G” and I lectured her about effort and perseverance and the importance of G’s because that’s what crazy fathers do.

At the end of my... READ MORE

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