I love this picture. My daughter actually found this on my phone the other day on the way to school and what she did next seriously gave me a gut check, the kind that really almost makes you sick, totally changes your demeanor, attitude and everything about your outlook on the day, just make you feel like your green in the face...You know...the best kind! She says, 'Daddy, daddy, do you remember this picture?', from the back seat of my truck on the way to school. She lean

I say 'no'. She says 'yes'. And so it begins. I have been married for 13 years...have 3 wonderful kids and have endured a lot through our marriage. I gotta say this is one of those lessons that will be difficult to settle no matter how old I am. Do you say it's different, cause technically it is, cause the look is basically the same? Or do you say it's the same even though they actually are different? Men, this one is for you. One of the best lessons I have ever lea

Because I have to overcome what all the negaholics, dream stealers and pessimist of this world have say about what they think I do wrong, incorrect, fail at and or flat out think Im an idiot for doing. Yup, it happens to me too..actually more often than you probably think. From people that I trust, respect and consider friends. Does it bother me??? Of course it does. People that say it doesn't are cold and heartless. And again, if Im wrong for it bothering me, I don't care

Dad, can we go hunting? Dad, can we throw the ball outside? Dad, when are you gonna take me... The words dads hear in our lives sometimes land on deaf ears...but they are cries for support and recognition from our kids. You know, this September 11th brings a mix of emotions for so many people in this country and around the world. It makes me wonder how many people truly are dealing with heart ache and pain that are mentioned as words, many times over in our lives, but those