Good News & Bad News

I should start with the good news first. We always want the good news first, right? This good news is actually a PRAISE REPORT 👏👏🎉🎉 My daughter, Erin, accepted Christ at Church Camp last week!!! I am one very proud dad. The most important decision any of us can ever make..she has made! She will…

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TMI

I do these type of things on Facebook periodically, if I like the questions. Gail tagged me in the TMI tag and I was like...yeah, let's do this. Thanks Gail for thinking of me 😀 This will give you all a little, if not TMI, information into my life outside of this blog and into…

Strong Father Strong Daughters: A Collaborative Effort

  Hey guys. Today I have the privilege and honor of joining several other men as a collaborative group for Active Manhood on the topic of Strong Fathers Strong Daughters. Among the other men writing for this post are Prescott, Brad, Tim, and Scott. Each of us give a brief description on what we, as dads, feel…

Dear Parents, We Are Failing Our Kids

Several years ago I hired this young man to work the evening shift. Part of his duties for that shift was to vacuum the floor as the night manager did their duties. I was shocked to find out that this young man, who was seventeen, did not know how to vacuum...much less turn the thing…

Life Is Like A Box Of Lego Pieces

  I took Brandon to a Lego Challenge event yesterday. In this event he had to build different size bridges that would be able to withstand a certain amount of weight. So we woke up really early and headed to Shreveport. On the way he told me that he was nervous about doing this. I…

For My Children I Must Stay Vigilant

As parents we all have fears. They begin, for some of us, even before our children are born. I know for me it did. You see, I have always wanted to be a dad. But I didn't want to be just a dad, I wanted to be a great dad. A dad who would always…

Snakes In The Playground

Dear Fathers, I know we look forward to walking our little girl down the aisle one day. I also know that many of us do not want that to happen until she is like 40. I believe that all of us want to do that, not only with a smile on our face but one…