For the twelve days leading up to Mother’s Day, us dads will be writing about the important moms in our lives. Today is my turn. If I could interview my kids about their mom, I think it would go something like this. Dad: What is your favorite thing about [...]
Yesterday, Jason Collins became the first active athlete in one of the four major U.S. sports to open up about about his homosexuality. There has been an overwhelming amount of support already, including from fellow NBA players Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash, and Dwayne Wade. For some people it will take [...]
My wife and I had the great opportunity to take a trip to Boston less than two weeks after the Boston Marathon bombing. I was hosting the American Heart Association’s ‘Boston Heart Ball,’ at the Westin Copley Plaza, which is located one block from the finish line. As we arrived [...]
My son is one year old. I want him to be happy, confident, and smart throughout life. Here are a few lessons I hope he learns, just a tad bit earlier than I did. 1. Save money…but spend money, too! I love saving money. I always have. My [...]
I have a friend, a really good friend, who right now is going through the hardest time of his life. My friend was living with his dad, his sister, and her two daughters, ages seven and two. On Saturday my friend’s sister passed away. Her two daughters are now without [...]
My entire life I've been a huge baseball fan. Now that I have a son, I want to teach him all about baseball. I figured what better way to get him started, then have him drafted into the Major Leagues. Here is a letter which I mailed today to Major [...]
Today, my daughter turned three years old. We just got home from her birthday party in pre-school, where Babs is a happy, outgoing girl. Maybe a little too outgoing, as a boy named Sonny picked her a flower during recess, which she happily accepted. She and I will discuss this [...]
With just a few more days until my daughter’s third birthday, I’ve started to reflect on the last few years. Parents teach their kids many lessons, but at the same time parents gain wisdom from their children. Here are ten ways my daughter has made me a better man. 1. [...]
"On the first day of CHD Awareness Week, Sisters by Heart told me...there are 35 different forms of CHDs." "On the second day of CHD Awareness Week, Saving Tiny Hearts told me...they are granting $190,000 towards the research of CHDs!" "On the third day of CHD Awareness Week, [...]
“’Somewhere Over the Rainbow…’ a dream is wished for all babies born with congenital heart defects to survive and thrive…” My wife came up with this opening message just minutes before I uploaded the video to YouTube. It was perfect. I wanted a message that every single person that has [...]
