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Do We Choose Our Legacy or Does Our Legacy Choose Us?

September 4, 2013 By Jeff Abramovitz 1 Comment

Do We Choose Our Legacy or Does Our Legacy Choose Us?

Today I read a blog post from a young man I’ve known for years and he made me think a little more deeply about legacy. I got his latest post delivered to my email inbox this afternoon and once again his introspection and thoughtfully worded blog post caught my attention. This time it wasn’t about his mother and her fighting cancer (though maybe upon further reflection it did have something to do with his post) but about a sermon his pastor preached recently about leaving a legacy and legend and an ensuing conversation he and his wife had with another couple on that subject. Here’s an excerpt from his post:

Filed Under: Father, Leaving a Legacy Tagged With: being a better dad, Dad, dadpad, eric siewert, ernestenvy, Fatherhood, Jeff Abramovitz, legacy, legacy to be, legends

Last Day to Win the Book that Will Help You Win, Dad, With a Dating Daughter

September 2, 2012 By Jeff Abramovitz Leave a Comment

Last Day to Win the Book that Will Help You Win, Dad, With a Dating Daughter

Well, we've had some great response to the last blog entry announcing a giveaway of Dennis Rainey's book, Interviewing Your Daughters Date. As daughters have now gone back to school, many entering High School or College for the first time, this is a great resource for Dads to use to help us navigate this very […]

Filed Under: Dating, daughters, parenting Tagged With: be a, Be a Better Dad, Be a better dad today, be a better father, be an intentional dad, being, being a better dad, being a better father, being a courageous father, being a great dad, being intentional, Dad, dad blog, dad podcast, dadpad, DadPad blog, dadpod, dads, daughters, Dennis Rainey, familylife, jeff, Jeff Abramovitz, Jeffrey Abramovitz, talking to daughters date

The Greatest Words I Never Heard

June 25, 2012 By rogerthompson 1 Comment

The Greatest Words I Never Heard

A father expressing his love exercises an awesome power to shape a life. A father who fails to utilize this power also shapes a life. Present or absent, used or unused, the power of the father is lifelong, and indelible. This sad song wakes me up every time.

Filed Under: Dad, Father, Memories, parenting Tagged With: Dad, family, love, parenting, presence, words

The Reverse Hit-n-Run

February 21, 2011 By Leary Gates 1 Comment

The Reverse Hit-n-Run

It can be disheartening to think the lyrics from the old Sunday school song, “Oh, be careful little ears what you hear” might be applied to my words as a father. Yet, when my kids eagerly invite me to an activity in their world, I may hasten a ‘yes’ out of my eagerness to delight them, only later to find it difficult to comply.

Filed Under: Dad, parenting Tagged With: commitments, Dad, family, Father, parenting, promises

February 2, 2011 By Jeff Abramovitz 3 Comments

250 Toys in 260 Weeks…really?

[tweetmeme source= ‘dadpad’ only_single=false] I remember one evening getting up in the middle of the evening to go into another room in our house.  Lighting was scarce.  My steps were short and slow.  With small kids you never know what got left on the floor to inflict pain you can’t describe.  And then it happened…a […]

Filed Under: Dad, Family Fun, parenting Tagged With: children, Dad, Father, missed opportunities, quality time, toys

June 17, 2010 By Jeff Abramovitz Leave a Comment

From the Set of Courageous: A Sheriffs Heart

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If you ever want to really see the power of a father in a child’s life (good or bad) just ask someone to share thoughts about what they would say to their dad if he was standing there next to them at that moment.  I had that opportunity as I worked on the set of […]

Filed Under: Dad, Media and Entertainment Tagged With: "fathers day", Courageous, Dad, fatherless, sheriff

June 19, 2009 By Jeff Abramovitz Leave a Comment

Father’s Day Fast Forward

As father’s we want to leave a legacy to our children that will make a difference in their lives for good and build into the legacies they’ll leave to their children and their children’s children. We will take turns sharing the things we hope our children remember us for long past Father’s day! Gregg Stutts says…

Filed Under: Memories Tagged With: "thank you, characteristics of a father, children, Dad, Memories

3 Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Discipline Your Child

May 7, 2009 By Jeff Abramovitz 2 Comments

3 Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Discipline Your Child

In the area of disciplining children he shared this thought provoking statement; The difference between abuse and discipline is the difference between intellect and emotion—using intellect leads to discipline—emotion leads to abuse. It’s an interesting thought, isn’t it?

Filed Under: Dad, discipline, Roles and Responsibilities Tagged With: abuse, Dad, discipline, discipline vs. abuse, familylife, Father, Greg Speck, intellect vs. emotion, marriage conference, parenting, rearing your children, spanking, to love is to discipline, training up a child, Weekend to Remember

Dad as Counselor

April 7, 2009 By Jeff Abramovitz Leave a Comment

Dad as Counselor

Merriam Webster defines a “counselor” as a person who gives advice. In the role of a lawyer, it’s someone who is an advocate for another. Both are descriptive of being a dad in those “tweener” years. Somewhere north of 7 or 8 years old and prior to high school, our children begin to put things together.

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Dad Duties-Dad as Coach Part Deux

April 3, 2009 By Jeff Abramovitz Leave a Comment

Dad Duties-Dad as Coach Part Deux

As we segment the lifecycle of fathering into the three chapters of coach, counselor and consultant, it’s commonly perceived that being a coach is the most important part of a dad’s responsibility through the first 6-7 years of their child’s life. I contend that, in reality, a dad is all three of these (coach, counselor, consultant) all the time throughout their children’s lives.

Filed Under: Dad, parenting, Roles and Responsibilities Tagged With: "dad as coach", "March Madness", coaching, Dad, develop, Devotions, Father, teaching, Tom Izzo, training

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