Well I our home burnt down, but as you always hear, "God has a plan." I am not sure what the plan is, but 'all things will work together for good.'

Ironically something that I have been hyper focused on lately is how to be a better father. I do not feel I am a bad father, but I would like to be a better one. Parenting is not a cookie cutter thing and there is not a text book, so I am reading a few books on how to better be a role model for the children in my life.

I am reading a wonderful book written by John Eldredge titled "The way of the wild heart." This book is written specifically to the fathers or men to read. Mothers can read it as an informational read, but the book strikes the core of men. The book helps men/fathers to see and understand the different stages that ALL men take in order to become men and to understand that where ever you are at in life, there are still more stages of learning. Sure you are a man, but you still are learning and do not know everything- this is what fathers need to remember. Boys are learning to become the 'cowboy' and then into the 'warrior' and then the 'King.' Each step of the way is learning lessons for the male to learn before they can move to the next stage.

Do not forget to be a father to your children- not a friend or a buddy to your children, but a father. Your children do not need a buddy, they need a King in their life, someone that they honor, look up to and LEAD them. Too many men have grown up without fathers in their lives today.