I have heard it said that your favorite word in any language is your name (or the name you like to be called). While I believe that this is true in an extra familial sense, I do know that nicknames – especially ones that endear a person to you (and you to them) are loved […]
Category: Inspiring Stories
“Consistency” vs “Constantly”
Any Guru, parental advice columnist, or grandparent will tell you that the most important thing to be as a parent is consistent. Well… what I’m going to tell you is going to… “go right along” with that! The reason they will all say that is on the other side of parenting, is this thing that […]
Love, Loyalty, and Siblings
There is a story I once heard that exemplifies the idea of love and loyalty… putting someone else’s needs before your own. It is one that made me wonder, in our age of texting and social media, if there were “textese,” (or SMS language) for Crying Out Loud. This is one of those stories that […]
Build Me a Son
[The following I found in a collection of stories called “Stories for the Heart”] by General Douglas A. MacArthur Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid; one who will be proud and unbending in honest […]
The Hero of Their Story – You Are a Hero (7 of 7)
YOU ARE THE HERO OF THEIR CHILDHOOD STORY Your children will (if they haven’t already) give you this mantel, all you have to do is take it. All you have to do is, “Be the person she already thinks you are!” It is true, not just in Ant-Man, but in your life too! You are […]
Make a Big Deal – You Are a Hero (6 of 7)
A HERO MAKES A BIG DEAL OUT OF ORDINARY THINGS Have you ever dreamed of driving the Batmobile? I mean, what a car, right? It’s funny how super heroes have a special vehicle that is extraordinary (if they can’t fly themselves or run faster than the speed of sound), because they’ve got to get around […]
Engage! – You Are a Hero (5 of 7)
A HERO IS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE LIVES OF OTHERS Do you know the people of Wakanda or Sukovia? How about Starling City or Astro City? What about Gotham City? Have you ever been to any of these places? Of course you haven’t, because they are cities and regions that don’t exist. These are cities […]
Separated Dads Responding to Mom – You Are a Hero (4 of 7)
Do you love the mother of your children? In the last blog I talked about that being the number one thing to do as your child’s hero. But what if she’s no longer in your life? I know that there are many of you who read this blog that may not be in a relationship, […]
Love Their Mother – You Are a Hero! (3 of 7)
A HERO HAS A LOVE INTEREST THAT GETS PRIORITY It seems that when a villain wants to truly wreak havoc, he pits the hero with a difficult choice between saving millions of people or saving the woman that he loves, knowing that this will tear the superhero apart even before he makes the decision to […]
Show Yourself A Man!
Did you ever wonder what it would be like to be Solomon, the wisest man ever to live? His father was his hero, and happens to be my hero from the Bible too. The bond between those two must have been exceedingly strong. David cherished Solomon, and based on Solomon’s conversation with God, Solomon respected […]