Posted on November 30, 2015
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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.”
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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”
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Posted on January 9, 2015
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I am having a bit of a dilemma with the subject of this post and I am writing about it because this site is about “everyday daddy stuff” and this constitutes that. Also, because I believe there are plenty of other men who… Continue Reading “Babies, Guns and Jesus”
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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…
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Posted on December 25, 2013
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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 work a person’s imagination, help… Continue Reading “Telling the Story”
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Posted on December 18, 2013
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This is a post from a blog I follow called The Radical Life by Matthew Warner. Matthew gave me permission to post on my blog. It is one of the best responses I have seen to the whole do we tell kids about Santa or… Continue Reading “Are you lying to your children about Santa?”
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Discovering Fatherhood 