It Starts Out Simple Enough Just when you think you have things figured out as parents, life throws you a curve ball. These can come in the form of a child with health issues (been there), developmental challenges (yep, there too), or maybe just normal parenting friction (we’re STILL there). The point is there is no normal parenting experience. For every father and mother, … [Read more...] about Parenting Lessons Learned (Mostly the Hard Way)
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Our Moral Compass Matters
Finding Our North Long before there were global positioning systems and Google maps, travelers and explorers used compasses to find their way. The key to using a compass to navigate was reasonably simple: the arrow pointed to the magnetic north pole. From there, the navigator could determine the direction they wanted to go. It didn’t matter if it was cloudy, dark, or pouring … [Read more...] about Our Moral Compass Matters
Community is Powerful so Let’s Build Some!
Over the holiday break, we had the opportunity to return to the small town where my wife and I grew up. We were there to celebrate my wife’s grandmother’s 90th birthday. It was a beautiful day, and her grandma was appropriately honored. In the midst of the afternoon’s festivities though I had a moment of profound recognition of something profound. It can best be described … [Read more...] about Community is Powerful so Let’s Build Some!
An Open Letter to My Daughters About #MeToo
Dear Girls, Thanks to the women of #MeToo, the world is changing for the better in at least one way. The world in which you are growing up is finally having a reckoning about an age-old problem – men who act like boys, which is putting it very mildly. You see, most boys do not understand women are wonderful, beautiful, powerful creations who are capable of amazing things. … [Read more...] about An Open Letter to My Daughters About #MeToo
Struggling Dads Who Press-On Share These Four Traits
I have two good friends who are struggling. They don’t know each other, and their respective issues are very different. These guys couldn’t be more different from one another in almost every way. What they have in common though is life has dealt them some massive challenges. And they are dads. They are good dads struggling to take care of their families and their kids in … [Read more...] about Struggling Dads Who Press-On Share These Four Traits