Category: Parenting
Posted on April 9, 2015
by Leo
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My wife and I recently started watching a very popular show because we heard so many great things about it. One of the things that I noticed right away about the show was the use of man’s strength. There are several male characters and… Continue Reading “Man’s Strength”
Category: being a man, fatherhood, gentleness, manhood, Parenting, strengthTags: being a man, Fatherhood, fathers, gentleness, parenting, physical strength, strength
Posted on December 9, 2014
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Originally posted on Discovering Fatherhood:
I love telling stories. I’m going to be that old grandfather who tells stories over and over again, while the grandkids say, “Grandpa! You just told us that one!” There is something about a good story that really can…
Category: christmas, fatherhood, fisher price, God, Jesus, Parenting, teaching, UncategorizedTags: christmas, jesus, story telling, The Christmas Story
Posted on November 5, 2014
by Leo
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My daughter is 19 months old but she is the size of a 3 year old. Claire is tall, slender and yet a very solid baby. Since Claire was an infant we have struggled with trying to get the best diapers for her. We… Continue Reading “Diapers”
Category: diapers, fatherhood, Parenting, types of diapersTags: Diaper, disposable diapers, Fatherhood, parenting, reusable diapers, searching for the right diaper, Target, types of diapers
Posted on September 11, 2014
by Leo
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A few days ago I was cleaning the house. The floor needed cleaning so I grabbed the broom and began to sweep. Claire has a toy broom and dust pan that her grandma bought her that she keeps by her toy kitchen. As soon… Continue Reading “Us. Together.”
Category: children, chores, collaboration, fatherhood, God, Parenting, working togetherTags: broom, chores, collaboration, Fatherhood, God, Home and Family, sweeping, working together
Posted on July 24, 2014
by Leo
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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”
Posted on July 13, 2014
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This a post from a fellow blogger Matthew Warner from his blog the Radical Life: http://theradicallife.org/willing-to-watch. This is a great post and one I’ve been wanting to write about. Enjoy! I have the privilege of taking my son to his Taekwondo class every… Continue Reading “Willing to Watch”
Category: children, distractions, enjoying the moment, fatherhood, Parenting, UncategorizedTags: cell phones, Children, distractions, enjoying the moment, Fatherhood, fathers, Matthew Warner
Posted on May 31, 2014
by Leo
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A few nights ago my wife and I had dinner with friends. We came home looking forward to settling down and getting ready for bed. My settling down was interrupted by my wife’s screaming voice raised in alarm and panic, “Claire fell down the… Continue Reading “The Fall”
Category: children, daughters, falling, fatherhood, home and family, keeping kids safe at home, Parenting, UncategorizedTags: falling down the stairs, Fatherhood, keeping kids safe at home, parenting
Posted on May 20, 2014
by Leo
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There is this couple at my church that when I look at them I think ‘sophisticated’. The wife has a certain elegance that is natural to her. The husband is someone that you can tell is very educated and commands authority. This couple is… Continue Reading “The Power of a Child”
Category: children, fatherhood, humility, Parenting, patience, UncategorizedTags: 5th Avenue, Armani suits, Children, Fatherhood, humility, kids at church, parenting
Posted on May 7, 2014
by Leo
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As a Youth Minister I have come to see that 95% of the issues many kids have are in one way or another related to daddy issues. Whenever I have a kid come to me about drugs, behavioral, social, spiritual, sexual and or emotional… Continue Reading “A New Tradition”
Category: children, daughters, enjoying the moment, fatherhood, Parenting, youth ministryTags: Children, dates, Fatherhood, fathers, new traditions, parenting
Posted on April 28, 2014
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Its still mind blowing to me, but my daughter is a year old. One full year zoomed by. I’ve been looking back over the past year and here are some things I wanted to share… Continue Reading “A Year In”
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