by Josh Rodriguez | Jul 9, 2017 | moms, stories
Hey all. So I feel the need to explain this post a bit. It is a little out of the norm here. Below is a short story I cooked up a few weeks ago. For a myriad of reasons, we are needing to move to a new home. So I thought I would write a poem or possibly a lyric about...
by Josh Rodriguez | May 4, 2017 | Fatherhood, Parenting
She sat slightly slumped in the dining room chair. Her head hung a little too low, chin pointing to the floor. I knew what the problem was. Vikki had already brought me up to speed by text earlier that day. “What’s up, Jess?” I asked anyway, wanting...
by Josh Rodriguez | Nov 8, 2016 | comfort zone, Family, Leadership
My family eats a lot of bread. No surprise, right? If everyone eats a slice of toast (or two) and a cup of hot cocoa for breakfast we pretty much destroy an entire loaf, or at least close to it. Making everyone a sandwich? You don’t even want to know. Good thing...
by Josh Rodriguez | Oct 18, 2016 | Asking Why?, God's Blessings, hard times
Sometimes it is easier to ask, “Why?” It is less confusing to ponder the unknown. There seems to be less pain in wondering what could have been. It’s much easier to sift through hypotheticals than to face the gritty, soul-shattering truth of reality....
by Josh Rodriguez | Sep 13, 2016 | Never Forget
I said I would never forget. You did too, BTW. We all did. We will never forget what happened today, we promised. We will never forget the hollow empty pit gnawing at our insides. We will never forget the hopeless and helpless feeling of waiting for the next shoe to...
