Back in the day, when I first learned the Basic Programming language, one of the first programs you learned to write was the Hello World program. It was a useless program that just printed the words “Hello World” onto the monitor of your computer. To put things into perspective, that was back in the day when you still had to type out line numbers for Basic. Yes, that was a long time ago.
But a blog, like learning a programming language, has to start somewhere. Thank you for visiting. This project was several years in the making. The title comes from an email conversation I had with someone at least a decade ago. I had given him my opinion on something and he responded with something like, “now there are real pearls of wisdom.” I wasn’t as confident about that and my response was, “Well, more like marbles of opinion.” His enthusiastic response imprinted on my mind ever since.
I hope you will take the time and join me as I try to become the parent my child deserves rather than the one he has.
What I am looking to do is talk about experiences I have had dealing with marriage, fatherhood and faith. Anyone with sense will quickly wonder: what my qualifications are to be an expert on these subjects?
The answer is none other that what I have experienced. In no way shape or form do I claim to be an expert. Far from it. Instead, I view myself as a perpetual student who hopes he is learning from his mistakes.
I have several decades of experience in marriage (celebrated my 26th anniversary in 2018). I have only one child, but I think he is pretty special. And I have my beliefs. This blog is a journey of what I am learning about being a husband and a father to the two most important people in my life.
My experiences may differ from yours and that’s OK. I hope you can learn from my mistakes (I’ve made many) and share a few things I have learned along the way.
The traditional marriage vows include “in sickness and in health.” In twenty-six years, we have managed a good deal of both. It has been an exciting journey and I hope I can share it with you.
Marbles of Opinion 