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June 2016

June 02, 2016

Fish Tacos Recipe (The Sneaky Version)

Fish Tacos Recipe “The Sneaky Version” Preparation: Step 1: Without telling your children, program...

November 2015

November 10, 2015

Why wait until you’re a grandparent? Take your second chance NOW.

One of the common statements I hear today when I talk with grandparents is, “I’m...

April 2015

April 09, 2015

Are overprotective parents HURTING their children?

Last week, my 11-year old son asked if he could use my 18-inch chainsaw to...

January 2015

January 22, 2015

Do kids need batteries to have fun?

“In nature, a child finds freedom, fantasy, and privacy: a place distant from the adult...

November 2013

November 18, 2013

Bored by too much to do

"I'm bored, Mom. Give me something to do!" The woman standing behind me at the...

October 2013

October 22, 2013

Can Saying “Yes” Create Bullies?

I say no a lot as a parent. My son asked if he could watch the...

June 2013

June 03, 2013

Fathers…Superheroes or Superzeroes

“Would you tell me about your dad?” That’s one of my favorite questions to ask...

May 2013

May 21, 2013

Helping Children Through National Tragedies

“Did you hear that children my age probably died in that tornado today, Daddy?” Those...

May 06, 2013

Billboard ONLY Child Abuse Victims Can See

This group makes me want to buy a Harley-Davidson and fill my closet with...

May 03, 2013

Driven By Dreams – Men Living Well

Excerpt from Man on the Run: Dreaming is easy. The challenge lies in choosing the...

April 2013

April 03, 2013

Life Through A 3-Inch Screen

Our family recently visited Washington, D.C. I had the privilege of opening the House of...

February 2013

February 21, 2013

Boys to Men: Hip Bar Mitzvah Video

I’ve got a 9-year old son who is itching on the inside to become a...

February 19, 2013

“We’ll Pay You Cash For Well-Behaved Kids!”

Think parenting is a thankless job? Well, think again. Or, better yet…stop thinking and go...

January 2013

January 14, 2013

Clicking Parties and Other Milestones

Our youngest daughter, Claire, has had a hard time learning to read. Our first two...

December 2012

December 27, 2012

“Daddy, What’s Real…Disney or Planet Earth?”

I’ve been watching Planet Earth with my family. Huge kudos to the BBC Natural History...

December 20, 2012

5 Dumb Things I Did (Or Almost Did) In Past 10 Days

1. Chased a mouse in my boot: On Monday night, I slipped on my Muck...

December 10, 2012

Setting A High Bar For Future Suitors

Listen up all you grade-school boys, in about ten years, you’re going to need to...

September 2012

September 28, 2012

Would You Rather Your Kids Be Smart OR Virtuous?

I eat this stuff up. I get juiced when a major secular publication such as...

September 10, 2012

Focusing On The Heart… Theirs And Ours

As parents, it's easy to expend our time and energy keeping our kids clean on...

September 06, 2012

Becoming a Palpable Presence in Our Children’s Lives

Some dads are present sometimes. Some are absent. And then some are palpable presences in...

September 03, 2012

Slaying Dragons and Eating Peas

What my nine-year-old son hears: I’m going to be gone for about a week…so you’re...

August 2012

August 20, 2012

Calvin Miller, Making Choices, and Following Through

I'm feeling sad over the death of Calvin Miller. I not only appreciate his...

August 17, 2012

Do You Tell Your Kids When You’re Struggling?

I’ve blogged in the past about being careful to not make our children deal...

August 07, 2012

Finding A Piglet Voice

A truly good book teaches me better than to read it. I must soon lay...

August 02, 2012

Shame and Shock Collars

Shame makes the world go round, but I'm starting to feel motion sickness. Shame is...

July 2012

July 28, 2012

Teaching Kids To Be Busy

What's the main thing we're passing on to our children? A conversation I had with...

July 24, 2012

Let Them See You Sweat

It’s strange what I remember from my childhood, and what I’ve forgotten. For example, I...

July 21, 2012

Hyper-Hobbied, Pursuit-Driven Men

Do you have a work-a-holic or a hyper-hobbied man in your life? Do you want...

July 02, 2012

Water Melancholia

I’m staring at a glass of iced water. It’s 100-degrees outside and I’m sitting at...

June 2012

June 26, 2012

Laying The Smack Down

My nine-year-old son, Aidan, already has a few solid friendships. He and his buddies love...