by Jackie Bledsoe | Jun 21, 2015 | MentoRING, Raising Kids
About a month or so ago just as the season for grass cutting hit full swing here in Indiana, we tried to start up our lawn mower and it wouldn’t cooperate. Nothing we did seemed to work. And this was our “new” lawnmower, which is a gently used mower...
by Jackie Bledsoe | Jun 12, 2014 | ProspeRING, Raising Kids
Fatherhood is pretending the present you love most is soap-on-a-rope. – Bill Cosby Ahh the “ultimate” Father’s Day gag gift, soap-on-a-rope. As we all know, or at least we should, Father’s Day is this Sunday. I can admit that even as a...
by Jackie Bledsoe | Jun 15, 2013 | Raising Kids
You know what happens the day before Father’s Day. There are plenty of people running around trying to grab a father’s day gift for dad. Many times this will be a tie, tools, or gift cards. The last minute rush, or just not knowing really what dad wants,...
by Jackie Bledsoe | Jun 14, 2013 | Raising Kids
Father’s Day is this Sunday! There will be all kinds of nice things being said and done for dad. It is well deserved for many dads. However, I think it would be great to flip the script. I am asking every dad to write a message for your child this...
by Jackie Bledsoe | Jun 7, 2013 | PerseveRING, Raising Kids
Being a dad is one of the toughest jobs you can have. It ranks right up there with being a…husband. Both are tough. Both have extreme highs and lows. Your role as dad it will bring out the best and worst in you. But the joy that comes with being a dad is...