The Daily Dad Blog
The Kenyan terror attack, hell, and sharing with the kids
We are children, all of us, not entirely at home in this world because in a deep place, maybe a ...
Read More How chummy sleepovers can go awry
It was all set, I was told. Chris had invited me over for the night. Which was fine, because Chris ...
Read More Why My Bride lights up the room. Congratulations to her.
When the Light of the World talked about light, he made the plain observation that it’s not something to hide. ...
Read More Bringing glory to God in fear and trembling
We work this out in fear and trembling. This is what he said to me. We work it out daily. ...
Read More Third Culture Kids and how to bond with The Cat
As the story goes, she wanted to marry and she wanted to travel too, so she married a man who ...
Read More On prayer, danger and flying into it all
It’s a strange world, especially here on what is, for all I know, my deathbed. It’s malaria and I’m dreaming. ...
Read More Are you enjoying life? Or just skating in circles?
It’s the height of summer but we’re at the rink anyway. It’s our last skate of the season. Liz is ...
Read More Why my wife will always be “My Bride”
It apparently came on the back of a friend's truck down the Ontario highway from Hamilton to London. It was the day My Lovely ...
Read More Jon and Hannah on the birds and the bees
The conversation with my so mature 8-year-old boy went like this: Jon: Dad, when are you going to tell Hannah ...
Read More A knowing minister and a doubting Thomas
The problem, he told me, is that not once was there any reference to sin or repentance and the entire ...
Read More On anniversaries and a medley of “summer love”
Today is our wedding anniversary. Yes, 12 years ago today the Good Lord gave me the most perfect of gifts, ...
Read More Ancient People of the World
My daughter Liz is a rather astute little 10-year-old and I can’t help but show off her writing every once ...
Read More Miss Manners goes to camp
It’s the other day, Friday, and I’m saying goodbye to my children’s cousin, the little girl of My Bride’s sister, ...
Read More Cousins and gifts and a different sort of beauty
‘This is how you do it, she said, and she put some water in the sink and got some soap ...
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