We started having family Advent nights a dozen years ago. We got the idea from my sister-in-law. We had the fun stuff down pretty pat, but we had been wanting to do something that focused our family on Jesus’ birth. The advent night does just that, plus the kids love them.
When my son was a toddler, he used to love riding in his car seat because it gave him a stable platform from which to pitch things at the back of my head. His giggly joy when he managed to nail me with a soggy chunk of Pop Tart was so full of delight I couldn’t find it in my heart to get mad at him, though I hated it when my boss would interrupt a meeting to ask me if I realized I had pastry crumbs in my hair.
After working out a few kinks, *the 2012 You ‘da Dad Page-a-day Calendar is now available as an iPhone app*. Whether you have the paper version or not, you’re going to love our new calendar app! In addition to cool trivia that only a dad and his kids would care about, you’ll also find fathering quotes to inspire you, fun, family road-trip destinations, and tips to make you a legendary dad!
And did I mention that this awesome app is *FREE*??!!
Last year we spent Christmas Eve in the emergency room and all our warm fuzzy plans were destroyed. I’ve heard other Christmas Eve horror stories. If you just experienced a particularly hard Christmas Eve or Day, I’d like to hear about it. Share your story here.
My wife and I love the While You Were Sleeping movie. It was shot in Chicago and on a recent trip tot he windy city we stopped by some of the movie sites.
Dad, let’s make a list of the best and worst jobs for dads. I’m not talking about how much you make, but is it a family friendly job.
Does it give you plenty of time with your family? Is it flexible? Does it have good vacation perks (like teaching school)? OR does it demand time on the road, a large amount of weekly hours, weekends and evenings?
Hey, I’ve got a question. We went to dinner the other night at a Wilson favorite spot. As is often the case at this spot my little kids brough a quarter to spend in the gumball machines near the door (it’s a classy joint). Everything in my cheapskate body screams against wasteing money on those things. My dad never let us do it…and it was good enough for me. MY wife’s dad, on the other hand, almost always let her do it. What should I do?
Here’s what the folks on Facebook said:
If you are traveling through Addis Ababa for business or pleasure, you would be hard pressed to find a more comfortable and yet economical place to stay than the Addis New Friends Guest House. It’s perfect for mission teams, adoptive families, or small tourist groups. And yet while you unwind, you help others. How can this be?
I asked the question: “What makes a good men’s retreat?”
This is what you said…
I want to be able to connect with God, not have a boring speaker. I want long corporate prayer time where the men pour out their hearts to God. I want I want contemporary praise and worship time to connect to God through music. A good Bible time with other men focused on what makes men be men – God, and how to use what’s in scripture in my everyday life. ~ Walter
It got me thinking, "What simple icon would represent a dad?"
