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Random Bible Theories | November 21st 2009
It's interesting to read how totally influential the role of James Taylor was in shaping the life of his children, and in particular his son, James Hudson Taylor, who was one of the first missionaries to China. I guess it's an obvious point: the appl read more
Get Some One on One Time with Your Kids
Natural Papa | November 20th 2009 by Derek Markham
As a father, it’s important to get some time with your kids, outside the usual routine – a date with your kids, if you will. This video is a little glimpse at a recent daddy-daughter date with my 4 year old. First, she shows us her recent read more
Answers: What tips do you have for coaching youth basketball? Boo…
Uncrate | November 19th 2009 by ZombieCorp
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Providing for Your Family isn’t about Presents, it’s about Pr…
Natural Papa | November 19th 2009 by Derek Markham
I’ve been following the works of Jonathan Fields for some time now, mostly for the great insights on being an entrepreneur that I found in reading his book Career Renegade. Today, however, he wrote about something close to my heart – fat read more
Digital Dads, Everything Changes
Do You KNOW Clarence? | November 19th 2009 by Do You KNOW Clarence?
Fact: Planet Wifey is pregnant with our son. Fact: We are 21-weeks into said pregnancy. Fact: You can find me as a contributing writer on Digital Dads. Fact: EVERYTHING CHANGES. read more
Fatherhood and Personal Development: To Help Your Family, Help Yo…
Natural Papa | November 18th 2009 by Derek Markham
I’m a big proponent of the power of personal development to help us to become better fathers, and I think that by working on ourselves, we are working on our relationships and our family dynamic. In this video, I discuss the importance of find read more
Single Parents, Their Children & Dating
Spoken Words & Thoughts | November 18th 2009
So as I was reading some of my friend’s statues on FB, I came across this one: “This is exactly why I can’t date women with kids… I just ran into some bullshit… I had to kick rocks hard as he!!!” I immediately had to leave a comment and a read more
She needs a hero
Solar Crash | November 18th 2009 by Lon
The Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters Group Blogging Project continues. Chapter 2 – She needs a hero – is brought to you by fellow tyndale-seminary alumni, raising the village director, and good friend, Alan Liu. I’ll admit my experie read more
Squirrel Nests in the Morning
Dad of Divas | November 18th 2009
Sunrise, a light fog hovers across the ground. As I walk toward my work I look up in a tree in the park which sits close to my work and see a large squirrel nest that sits at top of an old oak tree. As I look at this, I find myself pondering the s read more
Learning To Let Go
Thinking Out Loud | November 18th 2009 by Tim Sherrington
As some of you will know, my two boys place hockey. Not of the field type, but on ice and on courts (roller). They love it and are doing really well at it.Our eldest son started at secondary school this term and as part of that process, my wife and I read more
Echoblowcation: Nota Bene #2009-41
Scholars and Rogues | November 18th 2009 by Scholars and Rogues
A few things for you NB readers: 1. NB is now numbered by year-issue instead of marked by date; 2. NB will continue to be issued weekly, but not necessarily on Monday night/Tuesday morning; 3. I liked last week’s format (quoted line from source read more
Pregnant again!
Solar Crash | November 17th 2009 by Lon
Speaking of Strong Daughters, this is fresh from our ultrasound today. And yes, she’s a girl! That or the boy has a really small wee wee… which just couldn’t possibly be. That makes three girls in my life now. I’m official read more
Manly Skills of Fatherhood: Burping
Natural Papa | November 17th 2009 by Derek Markham
[I love the fact that there are sites about the art and skills of manliness on the web, but fatherhood doesn't usually make the cut (as far as being considered manly). We're going to try to change that.] When I was growing up, I had a totally diffe read more
My Sister’s Keeper
Spoken Words & Thoughts | November 17th 2009
So last night I had a hard time getting to sleep so I decided to pop in a DVD. A good friend of mine’s Ty made me a copy of the movie called “My Sister’s Keeper”. I had seen the previews a while back but had never got the chance to view the m read more
Fussy Foodie
Irish Blog for Dads & Dads-to-be | November 17th 2009 by David Caren
Blessed are the kids who do eat. Never in my wildest did I envision chasing, black-mailing or coercing middle kid into taking a solitary morsel. You see family (feeding) life was good, number one setting a high benchmark when it came to mealtimes – read more
So in the end I’d like to say, that I’m a very thankful man
A Free Man: Simply Music | November 17th 2009 by Chris
I grew up with distant Grandparents. Not emotionally – they were wonderful when we had a chance to see them – but physically. Our family was nomadic for much of the 70’s, and our wanderings took us far from my parents’ parent read more
My Little Tomboy
Daddy Forever | November 17th 2009 by Daddy Forever
When I feel like punishing myself, I take my children to Target to check out the toys. There’s nothing more fun for a dad than having your children ask you to buy one toy after another. When that doesn’t work, the kids change their tactic read more
Sherwood Pictures to Tackle Fatherhood in Upcoming Film
The Underground -- Not your average Christian Mag | November 17th 2009 by T
Left to right: Senior Pastor Michael Catt, Stephen Kendrick, Jim McBride, Alex Kendrick at the official announcement service. Religious filmmaking brothers Alex and Stephen Kendrick of Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany, Georgia revealed in an offici read more
In Praise of Keurig
Kintropy In Action | November 17th 2009 by Robert Bach
A few weeks ago, after months of admiring from afar, I bought a Keurig coffee maker. Janette was very understanding as I unwrapped it, cleaned it, and plugged it in. Coffee is important to me. She was willing to make allowances.It's read more
Yes, we have no baby
Commuter Dad | November 16th 2009 by Alex Smith
The due date is Thursday. It’s nearly Tuesday. Noah and Nellie were both early. Mélanie is waiting and wanting our Lila-Jeanne to join us on this side of the womb. Calls and emails are picking up from friends and family but it’s still ro read more
Persevering Through the Pause
Writer Dad | November 16th 2009
After three weeks of rehearsals, last Friday I finally sat to watch the fall talent show at our children’s school. Max didn’t participate, though I think he regretted his decision about five minutes after the first auditions were finished read more
The secret of tears
Dad Talk | November 16th 2009 by David
I watched from a reasonable distance as a family, I recently became acquainted with, wept tears of mourning for a wife and mother lost to cancer a few days earlier. Having been an acquaintance and not fully a part of the inner circle of this family, read more
Short story: Forgive me, father
Work in Progress | November 16th 2009 by Henry Powderly
It’s been a while since I wrote a long piece, which is probably why it took so many months for me to finally finish this latest short story, “Forgive me, father.” It’s also the first one that I’ve finished for a future s read more
The Cartoon Classics
Kintropy In Action | November 15th 2009 by Robert Bach
When we go out, particularly for a meal, we bring the Magic Red Bag. Hannah stares at the Bag, laughs when she sees the Bag, and occasionally lunges for the Bag. She knows her DVD player and red DVD wallet are tucked away in there: read more
The Queen Size Bed
Nordquist Blog | November 15th 2009
On the way home from Chipotle tonight Lincoln dumped a 20 oz. soda on the floor of our Honda Odyssey. “Lincoln, why didn’t you hold your drink!?” “Hold ON TO IT next time!!” “What were you thinking??” He’d placed the cup in the smal read more
All Dads Should Sing!
The Peterton Post | November 14th 2009
Binkies don’t always work. So what else could a Dad do to keep the little ones interested and relaxed? Though we might not share it over beers at a ball game, we all do it. Men used to do it in the shower or in the car, while Dads do it just ab read more
Buyer Beware – My Hewlett-Packard went on Fire!
Daddy Brain | November 14th 2009
What would you do if your laptop went on fire? Would you consider this normal? Well, Hewlett-Packard couldn’t even muster up an apology, let alone common courtesy when I called them for help. Extremely frustrated, I wrote a letter to the presid read more
A Reason to End a Baby's life??
Little Bytes News Blog-Parenting, Child Development, Shoppin… | November 13th 2009 by Patty
A British hospital wants to remove a 1-year-old boy born with[Congenital Myasthenic Syndrome] a rare neuromuscular condition from life support, but the child's father is fighting to keep him alive.The baby's mother agrees with hospital officials, who read more
Tatay
"seth lang" | November 13th 2009 by moyie
I'm sure ur in heaven now. We miss u.We love u. We'll always pray for u.We'll always be proud of you.We salute you. You're always be in our memories.circa 80's, grade school (the last boy scout..hehehe)with my father attending the night campfireI'm s read more
MOST VALUABLE PERSON
CROWNED WITH LAURELS | November 13th 2009 by LAWRENCE
for my sonNot sure if they served plates of baked ziti orspaghetti at the middle school sports banquet.I’m sure you didn’t have a salad or green beans.When your Mom and I entered the cafeteriain time for the awards, we found a spot at a tablein t read more
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