This post originally appeared at FirstThingsRichmond.org. Last year, my wife told me to block off the Friday and Saturday before Father’s Day. “Don’t make any plans,” she said, “I have an idea.” That Friday, we hit the road up I-95…
A few weeks ago, I posted this video to my Facebook page. After telling me the story, a co-worker had forwarded the video to me. I already knew what was going to happen, and this was a laugh-out-loud, tears-in-my-eyes kind of…
I’ve changed my attitude toward life the past two years. I became a dad. I see myself as a role model for my son now — not as a golfer, but as the man I am. I want to be a…
Ah, The Brady Bunch. The lovable, large, made up family. Everything looked good, right? Here’s the story of a lovely lady Who was bringing up three very lovely girls… Here’s the story, of a man named Brady, Who was busy…
One of my graduate school professors taught us how to build a strong career alongside our marriage and our family. He said, “Your kids will leave the house after 18 years, but your marriage lasts a lifetime. Invest in it.”…
Throughout 2012, I had an itch. Something was changing, but what? I started exploring where I was headed in life, trying to figure out what I most enjoyed doing and why. In the fall of 2012, when I discovered my…