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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 November 30, 2015 by Leo
Happy New Year! In the Church, Advent commences the Christian New Year. Advent is the season that most retailers miss between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Advent is a preparation in anticipation for the coming of Jesus. Most people focus on Jesus coming during Christmas, but… Continue Reading “Advent: 4 Ways to Become a Better Man & Father this Season.”
Category: Advent, being a man, best self, Catholic, christianity, christmas, fatherhood, fully alive, God, home and family, Jesus, surrendering, UncategorizedTags: Advent, being a man, best self, catholic, Christianity, christmas, dying to self, Fatherhood, God, jesus, religion, second coming
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
Posted on August 29, 2014 by Leo
A few days ago I was playing with Claire in the living room. As usual our dog, Rocky wants in on the action so he forces his huge head in between Claire and I in order to “play”. I usually shoo Rocky away but… Continue Reading “3 Seconds”
Category: being a good example, best self, children, fatherhood, frustration, reacting, UncategorizedTags: best self, Children, Claire, dealing with frustrations, dog, Fatherhood, good example, reacting
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
Discovering Fatherhood