
The Promise to The Family
I’ll never forget the moment I realized I was the ultimate hypocrite. On a Daddy-Son Day with my then 3-year old boy, Romney, as I posted a photo on Facebook of us having a great time on our first outing just he and I, it occurred to me the very thought: This is what my wife was talking about. Am I being present in this moment? Or have I distracted myself from The Present miracle in front of me, a boy I could be watching on a slide, having the time of his life, as I’m looking down at my phone… With a quick DELETE of the post I then made a choice – to delete the APP and distraction – that thing which connected me to the world but just as quickly disconnected me from my family, and as the app wiggled it’s last attempt to not say farewell, I forcefully said goodbye to Facebook on my phone. And then I looked up, there he was, top of the steps of the slide, looking at me. If you’ve heard this story then you’ve been in my audience at a presentation of The Promise. I have been told by




