Cops and Robbers

Moms need rest too!

Smart Dad

My wife and I have reared two daughters through adolescence. We have two ground rules in regard to their dating.

Parenting Helps

Helpful Hints for Parents Make your home the brightest and most attractive place on earth. Let your child invite friends to your home and table so that he/she had rather be there than any...

Fathers in the Fast Lane

Fathers, let’s slow down and save our families.

I Play for the Minnesota Twins

A time to laugh... - Ecclesiastes 3:4

Just Play Dumb (Or Dad’s Trick #44)

In January 1992, at 1:00 a.m., one very tired mom (me!) heard a cough. I bolted from my sleep to a standing/running position and in one leap made it to the bathroom and flipped...

All This for a “Dollar an Hour”

The government recently calculated the cost of raising a child from birth to 18 and came up with $160,140 for a middle-income family. Talk about sticker shock! That doesn’t even touch college tuition. But...

The Kind of Dad I’d Buy

If I went shopping for a dad, here is what I’d buy.

For the Fathers

Wisdom for dads...