A Letter to My Baby on His 18th Birthday

A Letter to My Baby on His 18th Birthday

To sweet Sam, my gas mask wearing dalmatian baby, now a 6 foot 4 inch boy-man with the same mischievous grin, happy birthday! Eighteen years ago today you came into our world, fists clenched, red faced and hollering. The nurses took one look at all 9 pounds, 15 ounces...
Childhood, Unboxed, with a Side of Skittles

Childhood, Unboxed, with a Side of Skittles

After church on Sunday, I drove to Raleigh to see my parents. The three of us had such a nice time doing Skaggs-ish things, talking about how hilarious and delightful all the children related to us are, retelling old stories that we know by heart, working puzzles in...
Luke Skywalker, Geometry and Applying What We Know

Luke Skywalker, Geometry and Applying What We Know

Take a look at my favorite school project in the whole wide world. Firstly I love it because I had nothing whatsoever to do with it. NOTHING! I only know what it looks like because its creator (who shall remain nameless so that I am allowed to use this photo) took it...
Tears and Lilies

Tears and Lilies

Do you know these flowers? The French call them muguets and we call them Lilies of the Valley, but today I prefer a less common name, Mary’s Tears. The legend says that they sprang from Mary’s weeping during the crucifixion. I like to imagine that. If flowers could...