How To Take An Active Role in Creating M...

By day, I am a professional photographer. I’m also a big fan of TED talks. When I saw this brief TED talk come across my subscription queue, watching it was an immediate must. A long time ago in New York City, Steven Addis stood on a corner holding his 1-year-old daughter in his arms, and his wife snapped a photo. That image inspired an annual father-daughter ritual, where Addis...

Extra Special Father/Daughter Dance

This is a must-watch. And you’ll tear-up, it’s certain. The bride’s father Mark passed away earlier in the year from pancreatic cancer. Knowing her wedding reception was coming soon, her brother recorded “Butterfly Kisses” so her father/daughter dance would be extra special, despite the absence of her father. Andrea’s first dance is with her paternal...

The Promise My Dad Chose To See

I’ll never forget all the times my dad and I shared together. There were so many times he could have told me he was too busy or that I needed to go help my mom with my brother, but he never did. Dad always had time for his little girl. I admired my dad and prayed that someday I would meet a man who would take care of me the way my father did. I prayed that man would be a reflection...

Football Team Protects Special Needs Stu...

Members of an Arizona high school football team rally to protect a special needs student from bullying. Chy Johnson, a sophomore with a brain disorder called microcephaly, is one of the new girls on campus, and she became an easy target for bullying from heartless teens. Chy’s mother contacted senior Carson Jones, the team’s quarterback, through a mutual connection simply to...

Facebook Parenting: What Would You Do?

This video has been floating around the internet recently, and it brings to light several questions about parenting teenage daughters…including “what would you do?” in this situation. It’s worth a look and discussion, though you may want to occupy your young children elsewhere if you wish for them to not hear certain words and language used. Response to this has...