Our friends at FaithNLR are hosting a free Be a Better Dad Conference on August 26-27 with guest speaker Mark Clements, Editor in Chief of Bogard Press in Texarkana, TX. We know better dads make better communities. This 2-day conference will inspire and motivate attendees with practical instructions for being a better dad. Plus, you can find community with other dads who want to be the best for their families.
Read MoreMy dad always told me “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.” I’d always liked to be well-planned. It was the reason I traded in my Chevy before I got married and got a mid-sized Nissan truck with a full size crew cab back seat; I was going to be a stepdad to a boy of about 10. It was the right decision.
Read MoreIt was Christmas season, and we’d been a family for about three or four years… Always before, our youngest, we’ll call him “Sport,” had loved holiday decorations in the yard. We had this big, lighted, blow up thing that he loved to plug in before I got home each day. But he was a teenager now… and the blow up thing had long since died.
Read MoreSome scholars believe that one of the main benefits of marriage is personal growth—especially personal growth in becoming more selfless – that’s SELF-Less, the opposite of selfish. I’d take the thought further to say that marriage brings out any leftover selfishness a person may not be aware of, and having children brings out the rest!
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