Welcome to Loving Jack

I write about my 16 year old son a lot. Writing is how I reflect and cope with my hardest days of parenting a medically complex child...

If he could turn his thoughts into words, I know what he would say to you. Dear Dad, Thank you for loving me exactly the way I am. I know...

I tucked my 16 year old son in bed before the sun went down. He started saying “night night” around 6 pm. I laid down with him and he...

As we enter the season of reflection and giving thanks, I have never felt such overwhelming gratitude as I do today. As the parent of a...

I scrolled through my friends’ spring break vacation pictures on social media. I love seeing their smiling faces and beautiful beach...

This is not a beautiful, feel-good piece about special needs parenting. I wish it was but it isn’t. This is a brutally honest description...

I just read “Dora the Explorer’s Birthday Party” to my 14 year old son Jack for the fifth time today. He bounced on his knees with...

My son’s birthday is this week and I am planing a party for him. He will be 14 years old and we are having a Sesame Street themed party...

It took me a month to say it out loud. My son is thirteen years old. Thirteen. The teen part gave me a lump in my throat. And then I...

A recent conversation left me thinking about the power of perspective. While at a child’s birthday party with my daughter, a dear friend...

There are so many types of wonderful dads to honor on Father's Day. There are the dads who coach all the sports teams and take the kids...