Better Husbands and Fathers

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

Matt Hasselbeck, XXXChurch, and National Porn Sunday

2011-02-04T11:30:00.000-08:00

photo © 2006 Mister Leung | more info (via: Wylio) I've always liked Matt Hasselbeck, but a few days ago I found another reason to like him. Not only like him, but I truly admire him now. Here's why... I was listening to local Sports Talk radio here in seattle and they were talking about Hasselbeck's involvement with XXXChurch and National Porn Sunday. So, I did a little more research and

Be a Better Father by Taking Care of Yourself

2011-02-03T14:02:00.000-08:00

If you've flown before (and actually paid attention to the safety announcements or safety cards) you know that in the event that the cabin should loose air pressure, oxygen masks will fall from the ceiling. You also know that the bags will not inflate and you are to put your mask on first BEFORE assisting others with you (even your children). I think this also applies to a lot of aspects of

Valentine's Day Ideas for Your Wife

2011-01-27T10:36:00.000-08:00

photo © 2006 Rebecca Partington | more info (via: Wylio) If I've learned nothing else from my marriage, I've learned this: Valentines day is still important after marriage. Men often go all out for their girlfriends or women they may be trying to convince to be their girlfriends, but some men forget the basics after they get married. Make Valentine's Day special for your wife! So how do you do

Marital Privacy: Self-Disclosure

2011-01-20T16:02:00.000-08:00

I stumbled upon this article from The Chicago Tribune about a how to have more happiness in marriage. It's main point was to express that "consistent, quality conversation" can improve your marriage. However, it mentioned something in passing that I think deserves more attention AND acts as a good follow-up to my post last week about privacy in marriage. In my post last week I mentioned that "

Date Your Wife Date Idea - Dessert!

2011-01-14T15:33:00.000-08:00

Dessert is a great date idea ...and not only because it is delicious! Dessert is somewhat of a novelty around our house (although we seemed to have more when my wife was pregnant!) espcially when it comes to professionally made desserts. Another benefit of this date is that it has the potential to be fairly inexpensive too. In fact, if you go out to get dessert, the serving size is so big that

How Much Privacy Should You have in Marriage?

2011-01-10T15:34:00.000-08:00

photo © 2008 Rob Pongsajapan | more info (via: Wylio) I have been pretty busy welcoming a new son into the world, but I been catching bit and pieces of a news story that has definitely got my attention, so I thought I would weigh in with my thoughts. As you might has guessed, it is the pending case in Michigan against husband, Leon Walker. You can find a pretty good summary of it here, but if

How Do You Date Your Wife?

2011-01-06T23:02:00.000-08:00

I've been doing a weekly Date Your Wife post for some time now. I've have shared with you many of my dates with my wife, but it has gotten me thinking... What do you do to date your wife? Therefore, I am asking you to send me some of your most fun dates and I will feature them on a Friday for my weekly Date Your Wife date idea! I will include links to your blogs, sites, Twitter, or whatever

Wordless Wednesday: My New Son

2011-01-05T00:01:00.000-08:00