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Reflections on everyday daddy stuff
The last two months have been tough. Going from one kid to two has its challenges. The baby has been easy: sleep, eat, poop, repeat. My wonderful wife has been great and for the most part is the one that has to focus on… Continue Reading “Killing Me”
Category: being a man, best self, Catholic, dad and the kids, dads, death, dying to self, fatherhood, fathers, Parenting, UncategorizedTags: being a man, best self, dads, dying to self, Fatherhood, fathers, parenting
Posted on February 16, 2015 by Leo
My wife and I had made plans to drop our daughter off at grandmas so that we could have an entire Saturday of Valentines Day festivities. It had been a while since our work schedule’s had synced. We were super excited to go hiking… Continue Reading “The Demands of Love”
Category: dying to self, fatherhood, husband and wife, Sick kids, Uncategorized, Valentines DayTags: dying to self, Fatherhood, frustrations, sick kids, Valentines Day
Posted on September 24, 2014 by Leo
I am sharing this post from an article I recently read on the website: The Chastity Project. It is written by a young woman named Esther Rich. I think she touches on something very true that sometimes men (at least this man) we feel like… Continue Reading “Why Prince Charming is a lie, but real men aren’t!”
Category: being a man, dying to self, fathers, God, manhood, prince charming, UncategorizedTags: being a man, best self, dying to self, Esther Rich, Fatherhood, manhood, prince charming, real men
Recently I heard someone say that today’s generation of parents are trying to fit their children into their lives as opposed to changing their lives for their children. I had never heard it put this way, but as I have been thinking about it… Continue Reading “Fitting Them In”
Category: children, dying to self, fatherhood, Parenting, selfishness, UncategorizedTags: Children, dying to self, Fatherhood, parenting, Selfishness
Posted on June 18, 2014 by Leo
I am changing. I am not the same person I use to be. There is a change. It is gradual, but noticeable. When my wife and I first got married sometimes we would have different days off. My normal response was to rent a… Continue Reading “Metamorphosis”
Posted on March 5, 2014 by Leo
Today is the beginning of Lent and in the Catholic Church it begins with going to Mass and having ash put on your forehead with the following words said, “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return”. It is kind of… Continue Reading “Dust”
Category: best self, cleansing, dying to self, fatherhood, God, home and family, Parenting, surrenderingTags: Catholic Church, death, Fatherhood, God, lent, sacrifice
Posted on March 1, 2014 by Leo
One of the more challenging things I do with Claire is trimming her finger and toenails. I remember the first time I did it. It was traumatic—for me. I had the clippers out and was able to get a few fingernails in a half… Continue Reading “Nails”
Category: children, dying to self, fatherhood, God, Parenting, surrenderingTags: babies, Children, Fatherhood, parenting, surrendering
Posted on January 15, 2014 by Leo
There are moments like today where I miss the calm, ordered, predictable life I once had. I had an apartment that was clean. Everything was placed in a particular way that made logical sense. I got up at a certain time. Went to sleep… Continue Reading “The Old Days”
Category: best self, complacency, dying to self, fatherhood, fathers, home and family, manhood, Parenting, surrendering, UncategorizedTags: best self, comfort, dying to self, Fatherhood, fathers, Home and Family
Posted on November 25, 2013 by Leo
We have a serious problem with manhood in our society. I recently gave a talk to 8th grade boys on this topic and when I asked them to raise their hand and tell me if they understood what it meant to be a man,… Continue Reading “Live, Fight, Die”
Category: adventure, battle, best self, dying to self, fatherhood, fathers, fighting, living, manhood, Parenting, surrendering, Uncategorized, video gamesTags: battle, Dragon, dying to self, Elder Scrolls V Skyrim, Fatherhood, fighting, living, manhood, Video game
Posted on October 24, 2013 by Leo
There are so many things to fear in this world: death, being mugged, losing a loved one, loss of financial stability, cancer…the list goes on. I fear never becoming the man God has called me to be. There is something incredibly frightening at the… Continue Reading “Fully Alive: Part I”
Category: best self, complacency, dying to self, fatherhood, fathers, fully alive, God, holiness, Jesus, living, UncategorizedTags: Christianity, Contentment, fully alive, Glory (religion), God, Irenaeus, life, living, parenting, Saint Irenaeus, Satan
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