Simple Joys

by Gregg Lombardi, Executive Director


For those of you who don’t know already, Beth and I had a wonderful new arrival at our house on November 9—our son--William Neil (“Will”) Lombardi, who weighed in at 7 lbs 1 oz. He is bouncy, often (apparently) thoughtful and a chow hound.

My older son from my first marriage, Luke, who is now 17 and getting ready to head off for college, taught me the many joys of parenting and Beth had always wanted children. So, after we got married in 2007, we put parenting on our “to do” list.

Will has been a wonderful reminder of the simple joys of life. Seeing his first smiles and laughs now that he is two months old and hearing the coos, chirps and myriad other sounds—most of which we think he learned from our cats—is pure joy.

So, with Will as our inspiration, Beth and I have focused our new year’s resolutions on the simple joys in life: exercising more, eating right, monthly date nights and time with friends and family.

Here’s wishing you the same in 2010.