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Posted on April 13, 2016
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This year the outdoor project our family wanted to tackle was rebuilding the flowerbeds we inherited when we bought the house 3 years ago. These flowerbeds were pretty terrible. Weeds reigned without consequences. The landscape beams that were supposed to contain the flowers were… Continue Reading “Pretty Flowers”
Category: children, children's perspective, daughters, fatherhood, fathers, home improvements, landscaping, Parenting, perspective, UncategorizedTags: daughter, Fatherhood, fathers, flowers, parenting, perspective, seen the world as a child does
Posted on February 24, 2016
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3am on a Wednesday. Daughter is crying and sick. 3:01am. Daughter is still crying and sick. I realize my wife isn’t home so lying in bed to allow her compassionate side to cave and take care of the baby isn’t going to work. Claire… Continue Reading “Sick Day”
Category: christianity, dads, fatherhood, fathers, fever, home and family, medicine, Sick kids, UncategorizedTags: daughter, dealing with sick kids, Fatherhood, fever, medicine, sick day, sick kid, sick kids, Tylenol
Posted on February 15, 2016
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A couple of weeks ago my wife told me about this “Daddy-Daughter-Dance” that our local YMCA was putting together. It was going to be a two-hour event where we would dress up, get our picture taken, make crafts, eat snacks, dance and get an… Continue Reading “Twirling”
Category: Catholic, christianity, daddy date, daddy daughter dance, dads, daughters, fatherhood, fathers, Parenting, UncategorizedTags: daddy date, daddy daughter dance, dads, dancing, daughter, Fatherhood, fathers, YMCA
Posted on December 15, 2015
by Leo
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Feeding my daughter is possibly one of the worst things ever! Maybe I’m over reacting since a few minutes ago I was “reasoning” with her to eat the plate of food in front of her. I honestly do not understand why it is so… Continue Reading “Food Drama Rant”
Category: children, daughters, fatherhood, kids not wanting to eat, picky eaters, UncategorizedTags: Children, daddy problems, daughter, Fatherhood, frustrations, kids not wanting to eat their food, picky eaters, rejecting food
Posted on September 28, 2015
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The picture above is from one of our bathrooms. We have a crucifix in every room in our home to help us remember that God is always present. In the bathroom where this photo is from, I placed the crucifix in this basket. It… Continue Reading “Jesus in the Bathroom: The Mundane & Sacred”
Category: being thankful, Catholic, church, daughters, fatherhood, God, Jesus, ordinary, potty, sacred, saints, UncategorizedTags: catholic, Church, daughter, Fatherhood, God, grace, jesus, kid peeing on you, mass, ordinary, sacred, St. Josemaria Escriva
Posted on August 5, 2015
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The last few weeks I have noticed a significant change in my relationship with my daughter. I don’t really know how or when it happened but it is palpably different. Claire and I have been hanging out and doing stuff like normal but I… Continue Reading “A Palpable Difference”
Category: amusement parks, daughters, fatherhood, growing up, parent child relationship, UncategorizedTags: amusement parks, children growing up, daughter, Fatherhood, parent and child relationship, roller coasters
Posted on February 6, 2015
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I was talking to some friends who are getting ready to have their baby about what type of chair they should have in their nursery. To most people this sounds like a ridiculous thing to think about but the type of chair you have… Continue Reading “The Nursery Chair”
Category: Baby furniture, comfort, fatherhood, home and family, Nursery, reclinersTags: Baby furniture, comfort, daughter, Fatherhood, fathers, glider chair, Nursery, recliner chair, Recliners
Posted on January 24, 2015
by Leo
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A few days ago Claire was having some digestive issues. I don’t know if it’s the mangos or what but it was interesting. Claire is also getting use to the whole potty training thing, which started of well, but now we have now regressed.… Continue Reading “Shame”
Category: baby pooping on you, cleansing, daughters, dealing with shame, fatherhood, God, shame, UncategorizedTags: baby pooping on you, daughter, dealing with shame, dignity, Fatherhood, God, Shame
Posted on December 29, 2014
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My daughter is beautiful, stunningly beautiful. The above picture I believe captures her natural beauty, personality, character, innocence and playfulness. I realize that my interpretation of her beauty is subjective. You may think that my daughter is cute, but find that your child is… Continue Reading “Beauty Saves”
Category: art, beauty, daughters, fatherhood, focus, God, new year, Transformation, UncategorizedTags: beauty, daughter, Fatherhood, fully alive, Fyodor Dostoevsky, God, natural beauty, new year, stunningly beautiful., Transformation
Posted on December 19, 2014
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A few months ago I experienced a pretty emotional moment in parenting. I had heard from parents that this moment was coming and that it is pretty tough. Here’s how it went down. Claire had discovered this magical liquid that when blown from a… Continue Reading “Saying ‘No’”
Category: boundaries, daughters, discipline, fatherhood, saying no to kids, toddlers, UncategorizedTags: boundaries, bubbles, daughter, discipline, Fatherhood, instant gratification, saying no
Discovering Fatherhood 