The Irreplaceable Role of a Father
Just over a year ago, our 37-year-old son had a massive heart attack in the middle of the night. Luckily, he and his wife were up decorating for their 4-year-old…
A Tribute to Good Fathers
I’ve always been impressed by my father’s consistent patience and optimism. Even in the darkest of situations, he would portray optimism among his frustrations. I also consider myself very lucky…
Fatherhood is Sacred
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bz6UbdAJEVU&feature=youtu.be
Families Mentoring Families in Ghana
https://youtu.be/G6kxEksUvzs
Holding Hands: Rogers Family in Ghana
You really need to hand it to Becky and Tom Rogers. As parents of ten children, they already had their hands full. After she felt a “call of the heart”…
Where do Fathers fit in Maternal Feminism?
Last year at CSW an Indian woman, Ms. Sai, from an organization called Swayam Shikshan Prayog reported on a project in which rural women were making and selling solar-powered lamps.…
On Listening
One of the many things that makes my father the man he is—the tinkerer; the fixer; the chauffeur even for children that are old enough to drive and really should…
Fathers are Super Heroes
https://youtu.be/_KA3S6za2M0
Bringing Men to the Table
Centuries ago among the Igbo people in Nigeria, women had a level of autonomy not experienced today. Amaka Akudinobi, who is an Igbo woman, associates the shift in women’s status…
A Father’s Heart
“You gotta have heart,” says the song about a down and out baseball team. John Sudbury isn’t a lyricist, but he could have written those words. He has a heart…