Every Day Is a Good Day

Every Day Is a Good Day

Recently, I was at a store purchasing some items. As I was wrapping up my transaction at the checkout, I said to the gentleman behind the register, “Have a good day.” His response caught me off guard. He replied with what seemed to be his typical response, “Every day...
Fatherhood and Plastic Pistols

Fatherhood and Plastic Pistols

For a while, Matt and Julie’s son Dylan had been asking his parents to buy him a toy gun so he could play Cops & Robbers in the backyard. But for a while, Matt and Julie disagreed about whether or not it was right for their little boy to have a gun, even if it was...
Family Progress: Try Ceiling Words

Family Progress: Try Ceiling Words

I’m convinced that the phases of child development are what turn parents into broken records. As our kids grow up and mature, time passes in phases. Our kids are newborns, toddlers, children, adolescents, adults. With each chunk of time that comes and goes, we find...
Driving the Highway of Life

Driving the Highway of Life

When you drive down the highway, inevitably you’ll pass a car on the side of the road that is near to or in the ditch. Someone’s wiping sweat from their brow as they work to replace a flat tire. A person is shivering in the cold while staring at their vehicle which...
Embracing Truth

Embracing Truth

Dads, at some point, your child will eventually lie. And I want to ask how you will handle it when your child lies to you. Because it will happen. And remember that it’s not because your children are bad kids, it’s most likely because they don’t want to disappoint you...