Tag: Fatherhood
Posted on March 16, 2014
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A little something I came up with after taking this picture of my daughter. Not a Shakespeare sonnet, but its from the heart. Her Smile It is like a light that pierces my darkest parts. A force that in its gentleness moves and… Continue Reading “Her Smile”
Posted on March 5, 2014
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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
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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”
Posted on February 20, 2014
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I have been wanting to write a post like this in the last few weeks and then I read this post from a fellow blogger named Matthew Warner. He says it way better than I could. Enjoy! Here is a link to his awesome… Continue Reading “It’s My Fault”
Category: children, fatherhood, fathers, God, home and family, ParentingTags: being a man, Fatherhood, fathers, God, Matthew Warner, parenting, Radical living, taking responsability
Posted on February 10, 2014
by Leo
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In the Christian Sacred Scriptures and Sacred Tradition there are two ways that the world is referred to. First, as Gods creation that He gave to humanity as their place to dwell, and be stewards of. In this sense the world is good and… Continue Reading “This World”
Category: children, fatherhood, God, home and family, Parenting, UncategorizedTags: Christian Sacred Scriptures, Fatherhood, holiness, parenting, secularism, world
Posted on January 30, 2014
by Leo
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Here at DiscoveringFatherhood.com I love seen new developments in my daughter’s life: crawling, waving, and pooping only twice a day—it’s exciting. As a new dad everything is pretty much new. However, every now and then I experience or hear about something baby related that… Continue Reading “Help, I stood up & can’t get down!”
Category: cribs, fatherhood, home and family, Parenting, UncategorizedTags: babies and cribs, Claire, cribs, Fatherhood, Home and Family, parenting, sitting down
Posted on January 23, 2014
by Leo
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A few friends that have kids have shared the following experience with me and are just as perplexed as I am. It seems that after hundreds of dollars were spent on toys for their children’s Christmas the kids don’t really care much for them.… Continue Reading “The Cardboard Box Phenomenon”
Category: children, fatherhood, fathers, home and family, Parenting, UncategorizedTags: cardboard box, cardboard boxes, Fatherhood, kids, parenting, toys
Posted on January 15, 2014
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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 January 9, 2014
by Leo
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We have these really cool cut outs in our walls between the kitchen and living room. The stairs to the basement are what lie between these two rooms. When we first looked at the house we really loved these cut outs because they opened… Continue Reading “Death Trap”
Category: baby proofing, fatherhood, fathers, home and family, husband and wife, Parenting, UncategorizedTags: Baby, baby proofing, Claire, cut outs, Fatherhood, keeping kids safe at home, parenting
Posted on January 2, 2014
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2013 was an amazing year for our family. Our daughter Claire was born which was the biggest blessing of all. It’s hard to remember life before her. 2013 was good and as I look forward to 2014 there are some things I’ve been thinking… Continue Reading “The New Year”
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