Tag Archives: Dad

10 Bullet Points for Dads Because We Love Bullet Points

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Brett

I don’t know what I thought being a father would mean. I’ve learned, progressively, that it isn’t for wimps. It’s work. It’s beautifully glorious work if you can get it. It’s fun. It’s a bunch of things. But work is … Continue reading →

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Are You A Champion?

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Brett

I just started reading Tim Sanders’ book Today We Are Rich: Harnessing the Power of Total Confidence and came across this line: “Jacqueline and Anthony deserve better,” I continued. “They deserve a champion.” Until then, Sanders had been flailing around in … Continue reading →

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Thanks–RJC

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Brett

I’ve been through the family on the birthday posts, so I won’t go back to that well today. I would like to wish Mr. Robert (Bob) J. Cohrs a Happy Birthday today! He’s gone fishin’ down to Florida with our … Continue reading →

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When Being a Dad is Difficult

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Brett

“What to do when you hate being a father.” That’s a Google search phrase that led someone to my post from a few weeks ago: “Do You Hate Parenting?” When I saw that in my blog’s statistics report, my heart … Continue reading →

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10 Things for Father’s Day

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Brett

Happy Father’s Day! I was thinking about a top ten list–top ten things about being a dad, top ten tough things about about being a dad, top ten things I’ve learned as a dad, top ten reasons I now respect … Continue reading →

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My Family, My Work, My Paid off Car

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Brett

Good morning, noon or evening! I started my Thankful Thursday column to help me right my attitude at least once a week if I was caught either focusing negatively or getting lazy at noticing the blessings I got.  Today, I … Continue reading →

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Refocus

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Brett

While I’m glad I took a short break (a little over 2 weeks) from Twitter, Facebook, and blog reading, I regret not maintaining a posting schedule for this blog.  The wonderful thing about blogging on a regular basis is that … Continue reading →

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Focus

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Brett

I laughed out load reading this post over at Jon Acuff’s ‘Stuff Christians Like’.  Growing up in church–youth group, college ministry, work in urban missions, seminary, a stint as a youth pastor–there’s not much on that blog that I can’t identify … Continue reading →

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Babies Popping out of Cabbages & Backs Popping out of Place

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Brett

In lieu of Spring Break we decided to take a day trip up to the home of the Cabbage Patch Kid: Babyland General Hospital in Cleveland, GA. We did this on Sunday, a day after I wrenched my back out … Continue reading →

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Dear Maggie, Love Daddy

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Brett

Dear Maggie, Today you turn 4 years old. I wanted to take a few moments to tell you a few things that I love about you. You’ve been excited for this day for like 4 months. All you’ve been able … Continue reading →

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