Grace Is Gone

Inspiration and example come in many shapes and sizes. This time around it comes in the form of a film which received the Audience Award at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival and two Golden Globe Award nominations. Grace Is Gone stars John Cusack in a brilliant performance as Stan Philipps, the father of two daughters, Heidi (age 12) and Dawn (age 8). Stan’s wife Grace is a sergeant...

I Went to the Animal Fair

I went to the animal fair, The birds and the beasts were there; The big baboon by the light of the moon Was combing his auburn hair. You ought to have seen the monk, Who sat on the elephant’s trunk. The elephant sneezed and fell on his knees, And what became of the monk, the monk? Took my daughter for a great day at the Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence the other day. It was world...

Required Reading: The Streak

Here’s an inspiring story about an intentional “streak” between a father and his daughter as told by the great reporters at CBS Sunday Morning: The New York Times also presented the story in print here. What traditions and streaks have you started with your daughter? Perhaps your traditions will spurn other fathers into making traditions of their...