Growing Up 8

In this episode of the Growing Up 8 Podcast we look at the fundamental questions of parenting.

A poem to celebrate the 88th birthday of my father.

In today's episode of Growing Up 8, I pay tribute to a woman who managed and still manages to be a trusted and necessary presence in the lives of those who love her.

Welcome to another episode of the Growing Up 8 podcast. Today's episode iis a poem poem that pays gratitude to the two people who managed to calm our fears and to keep us electric in our hopes and imaginings as well as our dreams. Thank you Mom and Dad.

In this episode of growing Up 8, we look at a poem that celebrates the wary watchfulness of family.

In the Episode of Growing Up 8, we look at a poem entitled "A Climbing Tree."

In this episode of Growing Up 8, we take a look at what happens when we rescue a small child who has lost her way.

In this episode of Growing Up Eight, we take a look at our dad's cousin Billy, and how his life and love left a legacy.

In this episode of Growing Up Eight, we take a look at the necessary role souvenirs play in our lives.

In this episode of Growing Up 8, we take a look at how significant a role furniture can place in memory.

In this episode of Growing Up 8, we take a look at the wisdom and platitudes offered by our mother.

In this episode of Growing Up 8, we take a look at the story of our father's ancestors, Joseph and Mary. We also learn of their lasting legacy.

In this episode of Growing Up 8, we take a look at what happens as the eldest moves on to college, a change which will affect all of us.

In this episode of the Growing Up 8 podcast, we learn how to clear a clover field of dangerous bees and the fundamental art of spitting.

In this episode of the Growing Up 8 podcast, we take a look at arriving early to a Midnight Mass and how it reflects a story told to us by our grandfather.

In this episode of the Growing Up 8 Podcast, we take a look at the number eight and what that might mean to the onlooker and the member.

In this episode of the Growing Up 8 podcast, we take a look at our parents and their daily ritual of taking walks.

In this episode of Growing Up 8, we take a look at Mom's love of gardening and our summer life in Illinois.

In this episode of the Growing Up 8 podcast, we take a look at our Great-Grandparents' farm and the importance of sharing a ritual.

In this episode of the Growing Up 8 podcast, we learn that gratitude is a learned behavior and can be realized through the simple act of giving.

In this episode of Growing Up 8, we take a look at accident forgiveness and how through the simple gift of grace relationships can be healed and strengthened.

In this episode of Growing Up 8, we take a look at faith formation and how a single, solitary person can leave a deep impact.

In this episode of Growing Up 8, we take a look at the shared and rare joy of enjoying being a part of a state championship team.

In this episode of the Growing Up 8 podcast, we turn to poetry to describe my father's vision and creation of a drop leaf table where all ten of us could share meals and stories and life.

In today's episode of the Growing Up 8 podcast, we continue to explore the wonder that was the Sears and Roebuck catalog. This time we look at the miracle of the wrist radio.