Day 8 – Candy Canes…Just What the Doctor Ordered
Hey Dad, This may be one of the best Christmas tips of the month, and it couldn’t be any easier. Buy a box of candy canes. Oh, I know what your health loving wife would say, “Yes, but they’re solid…
Hey Dad, This may be one of the best Christmas tips of the month, and it couldn’t be any easier. Buy a box of candy canes. Oh, I know what your health loving wife would say, “Yes, but they’re solid…
Hey Dad, This is going to be short…because it’s Sunday and no one is going to read a Sunday post. Dragging a bit today. Last night we went to a local “Bethlehem walk” because my daughter Katherine was in it.…
Hey Dad, The odd thing about Christmas is that it amplifies the feeling of loneliness and despair. Instead of cheering up, it thickens the gloom. Like the Proverb says, “Like one who takes away a garment on a cold day…is…
Hey Dad, I’m telling you, nothing gets the old Christmas blood pumping like a great Christmas song. Especially, if you’re caught off guard. Usually, it hits around this time as I’m walking thought Wal-Mart. I’m just minding my own business…
Hey Dad, Yesterday, I asked the crowd on Face book, “What stresses you out about the Christmas Season.” I guess I was a little shocked, not by the stresses…but the tone in their responses. Some mentioned lack of money, others…
Hey Dad, Back when I was a kid (think 60’s-70’s green shag carpet and a black and white console television) one of the highlights of my holiday season was the weekly, television Christmas special…usually accompanied by a Dolly Madison commercial.…
Hey Dad, Now, I’m not recommending the movie, Christmas Vacation (unless you can get an edited version - which is a lot shorter) but my favorite dad-scene in the edited version is the moment before Clark Griswold plugged in his…
Hey Dad, Let me just say that I love Christmas. In fact, if you were to take all my good childhood memories, at least 90% of them would have something to do with Christmas. There’s just something ‘familyish’ about the…
Before you head into Thanksgiving weekend, I just want to make sure you know how thankful I am to be part of your life. Every day, I get letters from dads just like you, sharing joys and sorrows, triumphs and…
Hey Dad, Well, I’m ready for winter. The Familyman Mobile is covered up, and I chopped up all my leaves with my mower. Actually, that’s the lead-in to this week’s post. God spoke to me on my riding lawn mower.…