Better Husbands and Fathers

Husband Olympics - What Medal Would You Receive?

2012-08-06T19:15:00.000-07:00

Since it seems like everything else these days is Olympic-themed, I thought I would join in on the fun! What does it take to be a gold-medal husband? here's my take... GOLD Knows, understands, and consistently communicates via his wife's love language. Weekly date nights (with prior thought and planning). Serves his wife daily. Show gratitude daily to his wife. Promptly apologizes when

"That's Not How Mommy Does It!"

2012-08-03T09:37:00.000-07:00

Today, we have a Q & A with Jesse Lee, an author of a new children's book, titled "That's Not How Mommy Does it!" Please note, I am only posting this because I genuinely enjoyed the book and think you will too, probably because I can relate too well! I have only received a soft-copy of this book and no other compensation for posting this Q&A. The book is scheduled for release on August

Be a Better Father: Examples from Hollywood

2012-07-23T06:00:00.000-07:00

One of my favorite movies is John Q. As I was having dental work done recently, I was watching The Pursuit of Happyness and realized how much I love that movie as well. Then it dawned on me. I like those movies because they both center around a dedicated and loving father. John Q - If you have not seen John Q, stop reading this and go do it. Denzel Washington stars in this movie and he

Good Husband vs. Good Wife

2012-07-19T16:42:00.000-07:00

As I thought about and wrote my last blog post on the 4 fundamentals of being a good husband, I found an interesting statistic which, while not a surprise, is somewhat troubling. As I was playing around with different keywords on Google AdWords Keyword Tool and noticed the following: Global Searches for "how to be a good husband" -- 60,500 Global Searches for "how to be a good wife" --

How to be a Good Husband: 4 Fundamental Principles

2012-07-16T22:41:00.000-07:00

The ways to be a good husband follows a very fundamental formula: Loving, Serving, Communicating, and Dating. These four fundamental principles outline the areas of being a husband where when improvement is made, will have the greatest positive impact on your wife and marriage. It is important to note that these are the same four principles would be my advice to any prospective husband as

Date Your Wife: Dinner and a Movie Variations

2012-07-12T06:36:00.000-07:00

I had a great date with my wife last week. We went to a restaurant we've never been to in downtown Seattle (Serious Pie - highly recommended) and then saw The Amazing Spiderman at the Cinerama theater (I also highly recommend the movie and the theater - and they have chocolate popcorn). Many people under estimate the dinner and a movie date - I love it. As long as it's not done for EVERY

Be a Better Husband by Showing Gratitude

2012-07-09T15:06:00.000-07:00

I initially titled this post "Be a Better Husband by Saying Thank You," but changed it when realizing that being thankful is not just saying "thank you," and that showing gratitude is much more powerful. Our actions speak infinitely louder then then spoken words. How to show Gratitude- I imagine that people who gratitude in many different ways. This is something that I am not good at, plain

Obama or Romney? A Win-Win!

2012-07-05T19:53:00.001-07:00

So, who will it be? Mitt Romney or another term for President Obama? It's a win-win. Okay, okay, that might be a little bit of a stretch, but as far as providing an example of a good husband and father, both seem to have it nailed - both would be a good example of how a man is supposed to treat their wife and kids... at least in the public eye, which apparently is all that matters in

Starting Back Up!!!

2012-07-02T16:39:00.001-07:00

Helloooooooooooooo! It's been about 14 months since I posted regularly, but I have been giving it considerable thought and think I am ready to have another go at it. It's not that I didn't enjoy it last time, but for those of you who are bloggers know the kind of commitment it takes to make regular updates and I feel it may have taken a toll on my family. Not sure how frequently I will post

Guest Post: Family Entertainment Options

2011-10-11T16:29:00.000-07:00

This guest post was brought to you by satellitetvfamily.com. However, I will add that appropriate family entertainment is incredibly important to the family. There's a part of me that hopes that I could be one of those parents who never allows there children to watch TV. Practically, that is not possible and TV time that is not excessive has been helped immensely. Also, with all the trash on

How Do You Make Your Wife's Burdens Lighter?

2011-09-30T10:23:00.000-07:00

I have been thinking about this post for a long time... but I guess it finally time to get it down in "ink" and get it up on the blog. Most of my desire for writing this is because it's something that I need to be better at doing. My wife has had to endure many burdens recently. Most of the time I jump at the opportunity to share my wifes burdens and do what ever it takes to make them

Be a Better Husband and Father When Life Gets Crazy!

2011-06-24T16:27:00.000-07:00

I am happy to repor that I am still alive. Unfortunately life got crazy and I had to evaluate my activities and prioritize. Due to that, I am not ashamed to say that I sacrificed time working on this blog to deal with family and work issues. I stopped posting to this blog to try to be a better husband and father and I know most of you would have done that same thing. There were a number of

Walking for Healthier Babies

2011-04-14T14:38:00.000-07:00

Some of the most challenging times I've experienced in my life have been a result of the premature birth of both of my children. The complicated pregnancies, early births, sick babies, surgeries, and endless doctor appointments were are challenging, but they've also made me who I am today; I am a better husband and father because of it. Click here to read the story of Son #1 (10 weeks early

Family Movie Night - "Truth Be Told"

2011-04-11T15:41:00.000-07:00

This past weekend I had the unique opportunity of pre-screening a movie titled "Truth Be Told" that will air as Part of "Family Movie Night" on Saturday, April 16th on FOX at 8pm/7ct. First, let me say that the Family Movie Night idea is a great one. There is so much garbage on TV these days, it is awesome to have time set aside for a movie that will be appropriate for the whole family. Not

The Eternal Blessings of Marriage

2011-04-07T16:41:00.000-07:00

This past weekend was the General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and there was one talk that stood out to me and that was incredibly applicable to the audience of this blog (among countless others). The talk was given by Elder Richard G. Scott of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and was titled "The Eternal Blessings of Marriage." Here is a link to the full text

Is She Faking It? ...Maybe You Should Too

2011-03-30T15:32:00.000-07:00

No, I'm not talking about THAT! but please keep reading anyway... Life has a lot of demands on our time and efforts. We tend to over schedule ourselves and are hurriedly moving from one thing to the next. So what happens when you are upset, unhappy, or just in a bad mood? Sometimes you just feel like laying on the coach, eating junk food and watching TV all day... when this is not possible -

5-Year Anniversary!

2011-03-18T00:01:00.000-07:00

Happy anniversary to my wife! Today is our 5-year wedding anniversary. What a great 5 years it has been!! Like all couples, we've been through our ups and downs (especially for a couple who only knew each other for 10 months before the wedding). We've had a very busy, stressful, and eventful 5 years. Here's a few of the things we've been through together: We both graduated from college

Be a Better Husband and Father by NOT Buying the iPad 2

2011-03-14T00:57:00.000-07:00

photo © 2010 Steve Paine | more info (via: Wylio) Did you know the iPad 2 was released in the US on Friday? ...if you didn't, than you're the only one in the country that didn't. The amazing popularity of this unnecessary luxury item astounds me! I read in the Wall Street Journal, that analysts are estimating that Apple sold close to 600,000 iPad 2's in 3 days this past weekend. It is also

Better Husband Resource: 15-Minute Marriage Makeover

2011-03-10T15:13:00.000-08:00

This week Dustin Riechmann, of Engaged Marriage and Fit Marriage, announced his new e-book: 15-Minute Marriage Makeover! He was kind enough to end me a copy to review and I am VERY impressed. There is a quotation hidden in the Day 2 of the book that I love and I think sums up the book pretty well - "...you have 99% of your day to worry about the things that are less important than your

A Reponse to "Where Have All the Good Men Gone?"

2011-03-07T00:01:00.000-08:00

photo © 1937 State Library of New South Wales | more info (via: Wylio) Last Summer I wrote a blog post in reaction to an article from The Atlantic. The article as it turned out was pretty biased and it was clear the female author had anti-man tendencies. I have found a similar article, this time from the Wall Street Journal and this time a little bit worse. The article is title "Where have

Being a Better Father... of 2

2011-03-01T11:51:00.000-08:00

As you might have guessed life has been crazy, and I haven't been posting nearly as much as I have wanted to. Those of you with more then one child might understand why. When my 2nd son was born in the beginning of January, my world got turned upside down and my wife and I have been in survival mode ever since. I knew that having baby #2 was going to be challenging, but its a challenge you

Spritual Thought: To visit the Fatherless and Widows...

2011-02-23T00:01:00.000-08:00

photo © 2010 Ryk Neethling | more info (via: Wylio) I was reading in James recently and came across a verse that really spoke to me regarding the importance of our roles as Husbands and Fathers. "Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world." (James 1:27) In other words,

Survey Results: Husbands' Biggest Opportunities to be Better

2011-02-17T01:15:00.000-08:00

Last week we looked at What Qualities wives want in their husband. As we continue to look at the results from the survey for wives, today we will look at Question 2 (If you are a wife and haven't taken my survey, please join 53 other women and go take it now!) ...and no, I won't keep going this slow in posting results, the first 2 questions were pretty loaded so they deserved their own post.

Date Your Wife: 24-hour Date!

2011-02-12T01:00:00.000-08:00

photo © 2009 Robbert van der Steeg | more info (via: Wylio) I came across a date idea in an article from "The Nest" and thought I would share it because I really like the idea - A 24-hour Date! We often talk about Date Nights, or sometimes even weekend getaways, but somewhere in the middle you find 24-hour dates. They are more doable then weekend getaways, but more special that the standard

What Qualities Does Your Wife Want in a Husband?

2011-02-09T00:01:00.000-08:00

photo © 2009 epSos .de | more info (via: Wylio) A couple months ago I created a survey for wives, so I could learn a little bit more about what is important to them in a husband as well as to glean some of the greatest opportunities that we have to become better husbands. Currently, 48 wives have taken this survey, and I think we can learn a lot from the results. I am going to be sharing some