Why Ferdinand is one of the most important books every parent can read. BOOKSJoseph LongOctober 27, 2022books, recommendations, parents and children, 2022, childrening, politicsComment
We're going down : guns, troubles, Ireland, evangelical fundraisers. RELIGIONJoseph LongOctober 8, 20222022, work, church, Joseph Ivan Long, conversations, religion and spirituality, politics, a SaturdayComment
46 soul (ode to middle age). POETRYJoseph LongOctober 5, 2022poem, 2022, 40-49, 46, Joseph Ivan Long, philosophizing Comment
Eventually (reflections on travel, family, food, and anniversaries). SUMMARYJoseph LongOctober 4, 2022x44, a Weekend, 2022, Little Travels, travel, The Blythe Cricket, RN, cousins, AKK, grandparents, VN, DN, Columbia GorgeComment
Bob (my grandpa was a…) POETRYJoseph LongSeptember 25, 2022Bob Becraft, memory, poem, 2022, The Dearly Departed, People I Admire, 2012, politics, religion and spirituality, Relationships Comment
The one thing every child in the world should know about their parents’ health. POETRY, PARENTINGJoseph LongSeptember 23, 20222022, poem, sickness and health, health, parents and children, adviceComment
She walks with such elegance (43 reflections on my wife). RELATIONSHIPSJoseph LongSeptember 19, 202243, Countess Becca, 2022, birthday, Interesting People, a snippet of lifeComment
‘Just in case…’ EDUCATIONJoseph LongSeptember 12, 2022Skatepark School, 2022, education and learning, school 2022-23, grade-kindergarten, EVEL, language and wordsComment
A fiery Shabbat on a windy coast : 22 haiku. RELIGIONJoseph LongSeptember 10, 2022haiku, religion and spirituality, Tillamook, Lanessa Cherie, church, 2022Comment
Yep! (ten things to mark this Friday in the annals of history) SUMMARYJoseph LongSeptember 2, 20222022, a Friday, EVSL, photos, x11, eating, anniversaryComment
How to help your children take initiative with chores (the duet of vacuums singing a swan song). CHILDHOODJoseph LongAugust 29, 20222022, a snippet of life, Spotify, A Monday, cleaning & organizingComment
Our Life the Musical the Musical the Yelled Word Version: the Series. SUMMARYJoseph LongAugust 10, 202205 years old, 12 years old, 15 years old, 2022, a Wednesday, a snippet of life, television, 02 years old, food, eating, cleaning & organizingComment
We shriek farewell (how to make sad times work for you). CHILDHOOD, SUMMARYJoseph LongJuly 23, 20222022, memory, EVEL, EZ, eating, a moment, a SaturdayComment
Emergency services on demand. CHILDHOODJoseph LongJuly 18, 20222022, A Monday, a snippet of life, 02 years old, 05 years old, Family, advice, MDL, 15 years old, EVEL, EZComment
The clothes we don’t wear in the unmowed lawn at dawn. CHILDHOODJoseph LongJuly 8, 20222022, a Friday, a snippet of life, siblings, childrenComment
How to negotiate what you want on a Friday. CHILDHOODJoseph LongJuly 1, 2022a snippet of life, conversation, EVEL, 05 years old, movies, a Friday, 2022Comment
Linus (11 memories on a Thursday). Joseph LongJune 30, 2022a Thursday, x11, 2022, 02 years old, 05 years old, RelationshipsComment
On the misty outer banks of a summer porch. RELATIONSHIPSJoseph LongJune 22, 2022Jonny L. Long, 2022, MDL, obsessions and fixations, 02 years old, 05 years old, television, teenagers, brothers, a WednesdayComment
How to pivot a conversation to the subject you want. CHILDHOODJoseph LongJune 20, 2022A Monday, 2022, 05 years old, animals, language and words, siblings, a moment, conflict, EVELComment
‘I’m so bad with names,’ and other stuff people say at church (and other places). RELIGIONJoseph LongMay 21, 20222022, forest, explorations, church, Columbia Gorge, a Shabbat adventure, What's in a Name?Comment
