Photographs and stories by Jim Grey

Tag: children

Graduation day

Photos from my son’s graduation from college last weekend.

12 May 2021
single frame: Tug of war at Field Day

Tug of war on school grounds.

16 March 2021
single frame: Olaf?

A snowman in a neighbor’s yard.

4 March 2021
single frame: Bee rider

A girl riding at the State Fair.

28 January 2021
Monopoly money: A story from my new book, A Place to Start

How my son taught me a lesson in coping with loss. A story in my next book, A Place to Start.

11 November 2020
Memories from before my family came apart

Photographs and memories from my family before it came apart.

4 November 2020
Hitting the parenting sweet spot

Every engaged parent is best when their children are a certain age. The trick is figuring out what age that is for you.

4 November 2020
It’ll be stronger than it was before it broke

A story of a pivotal moment in my relationship with my youngest son. A chance to teach character, a chance to show grace.

8 November 2019
One flies the nest

A personal reflection as my firstborn moves into his first apartment, after getting his first career job.

28 October 2019
Summer’s denouement

Memoir of my 1970s kidhood, squeezing out the last drops of summer before school started.

2 September 2019
52

I’m realizing that except for fading looks I rather like getting older.

12 August 2019
Seven things I want my sons to know about making their way

Advice I gave my sons about making their way in the world.

18 July 2018