Today this daddy celebrates a son’s life. On this day five years ago, his time was up on this earth. He walked into the presence of His Heavenly Father who loves him and now cares for him even better than his earthly dad did while he was “loaned to us” for 26 years. [...]
One of the hardest things in life is facing death. Though it’s inevitable, death never seems right, does it? It never gets easier to handle the loss and it never seems like we’ve had enough time with the ones we love. Even more, the world doesn’t ever feel the same [...]
Real men are warriors. You are charged with the duty of pushing back against the evil that seeks to prey on your wife, daughters, and sons. If you don’t step up, who will? It began as a shopping date with my daughter Laura, who was 13 at the time. I never dreamed it would [...]
Stepping up as dad isn't always easy. I realized I needed to be intentional in raising my children. Fortunately, I had a good model: my own father, Hook Rainey. A few years ago, my son Ben and I had the opportunity to go to a World Series game in St. Louis. It was awesome [...]
