These are frightening numbers to look at as a father. Somewhere in the U.S. today, there is a newly divorced father facing his final hearing in a family court room. A judge is making a decision that will change the time that the father will spend with his children forever.
Back in 1999, all I got [...]
If you haven’t seen the video of Steve Monforto catching the foul ball at the Phillies baseball game last night then you have to watch.
Steve’s instincts were incredible. It’s nice to know that millions of people have watched this precious moment between a dad and his daughter. But remember that moment would have been JUST [...]
Recently I read an article on Seth Godin’s blog, ‘Education at the crossroads‘, which discusses the rapid changes underway in education at the collegiate level. He offer examples where MBA’s are being offered to students free-of-charge and how the cost to do so is close to nil for these schools. The question he raises is [...]
President Obama named Joshua DuBois, a 27-year-old Pentecostal minister, to lead the Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. DuBois served as the director of religious affairs for Obama’s presidential campaign.
The Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships has four top priorities including; fatherhood, interreligious dialogue and cooperation, the role of nonprofits in the economic recovery, and [...]
A Dad Book: DadLabs: Pregnancy and Year One
Don’t be misled by the professionals on the cover and the tame title of this book. It is not your dad’s book! These dads have gone all out to ensure that their Mother-In-Laws (why do we capitalize those words?) will leave them alone for good with this book.
Pregnancy [...]
When I received two CDs from John Powers of the POP Stars I had no idea what to expect. I’ve listened to a lot of bands over my years, but never before had I run across a group made up of dads that sang songs about fatherhood!
My wife Kathy and I sat back with adult [...]
As the father of a special needs son the prism I watched this video through may be quite different from yours, but I hope you find it as uplifting as I did.
DJ is a great young man that has taught a lot of folks a valuable lesson about perseverance. His passion and determination are inspirational and [...]
The Wall Street Journal reported that the number of stay at homes dads increased by over 60% from 2003 to 2006 according to the census. In addition, Census data reported in 2008 shows that 25% of children (2.8 million out of 11.3 million) under five whose mothers are employed, are cared for by their fathers. [...]
If you have kids into LEGOs they are going to love this video. Their imagination will never be the same after they watch this European fashion show inspired animation.
Even Grandma and cousin John enjoyed watching this colorful show.
Kennifer: Each of us has memories of 9-11 that are unique and personal. My memory is a painful one that I’ve shared with a few friends and I hope you don’t mind me sharing it with you. It’s a story about that day and my cousin Kenny and his wife Jennifer.
September 11th 2001: I was [...]
