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...

Father & Husband Helps Heal A Hurti...

Up until the age of 11, I had the perfect dad. I was the youngest of seven children, a “surprise” to my parents who had me relatively late in life. When my mom was pregnant with me, her youngest was age 10 and her oldest was 20 and getting married. Because it’s a lot easier to spoil one child than it is to spoil six, I had a completely different childhood than my siblings. Because...

Stepping Up Is Courageous

“If you’re going to lead the orchestra, you must turn your back to the crowd.” That quote impacted me deeply when I watched this video about a new feature film called Courageous that opens in theaters on September 30, 2011. The gentleman who said those words is Carey Casey, founder of the National Center for Fathering and periodic contributor to PrincessKeepers.com,...

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...

Quote for the Week

A daughter is the happy memories of the past, the joyful moments of the present, and the hope and promise of the future. ~Author Unknown