yeah, I'm really having a hard time reading that. Anyway to make it bigger?

I agree! you have to have times of making as much noise as possible just to let them get it out of your system! For us, we chase each other around the house yelling, the dog's barking and howling and it's just madness!

I couldn't agree more. There is a real lack in male leadership when it comes to sensitivity to orphans and widows. I learned last week that about 3% of all adoptions are initiated by the husband. I'm glad you are raising awareness of this Biblical mandate. There are literally thousands of ways for people to care for the most vulnerable people, whether mentoring, sponsoring a child, adopting, etc. Great post!

Hmm, guess I don't fit in. I work. I'm a dad, and I sometimes get to sit down at night with the computer and write down the fun stuff we do. It's kinda like the male version of scrapbooking (i can't believe I just said that) but really I just like to keep a journal of what my life and kids were like. They grow up fast! I'm not looking for money, just people to stop by and say hi, and occasionally I get a chance to sit down and read other dad's who blog too, just to know that I'm not alone in this thing. That's where I am, and I suppose there are a lot of other dads out there just like me.

You had me up until this comment. You described that way too well! Great post Pop.

Ever since reading this post my wife and I have been joking "Watch out for Flying poop!" every time we change a diaper (we get that here sometimes, too) great post, and I loved how you showed the picture up front and then revealed the hidden meaning later on. By the way, I think you missed a spot on your pants...oh wait, I think that's some flying poop on my computer screen, nevermind.

Very normal, don't lose sleep over it :)

My daughter is obsessed with THOMAS so she is going as as him, and my thirteen month old son doesn't have a say, so we're dressing him up like an alien from toy story!

I find myself evaluating my attitudes and actions more. After all, I might blog about it and that's a scary thing. I realize how far from being a 'great' dad and husband I am. I see that I have so much to work on. This is good and bad. Bad because I can't perform the most important role in my life as anything less than 'great'. The only positive side is, at least I guarantee myself lots of material to write about as I learn and grow.

I think about how what I'm learning applies to what I'm living. I used to journal a lot in a little leather book I picked up in Venice, Italy. I would write about what was going on, and I would put pen to paper to capture what God was teaching me at the moment. And blogging daily really forces me to interact with my own life and thoughts regularly.

I love my kids, and blogging about them makes me appreciate them more. The little things they do that are cute or funny stand out to me a little more, because I'm thinking about what memories I want to capture and remember the rest of my life and what memories I just can't wait to share. Of course, I don't have to blog to do that, but it has helped me do it even more.

Lastly, blogging has helped me keep a positive view of life instead of focusing on the negative. Yes having kids is hard, but do I want to focus on the difficulties each day? Or do I want to spend my evenings reflecting on why it's great! But I do try to do a fair perspective of myself to not puff myself up to make me sound better than I am (see my latest post about rubbernecking at my cooking)
My recent post Rubbernecking- It’s Only Natural

looking forward to your next post! How was BWE!?