Updated: 07/15/11 - What’s the biggest adventure you and your daughter (or son) have ever been on? Read More

Updated: 06/08/11 - Is taking your daughter's boyfriend on a family vacation a good idea or disaster-in-waiting? Read More

Updated: 03/30/11 - Daughter and Two Roomies Go On Odyssey to Visit Hometowns Read More

Updated: 02/24/12 - Have you ever found yourself knowing and choosing to do well but wanting and desiring to do wrong? Read More

Updated: 02/02/12 - Today I would like to take the opportunity to talk about remembering how our children are sponges. Read More

Updated: 01/20/12 - Each day in a Dad’s world creates great opportunities to change the lives of the ones that look up to us the most. Read More

Updated: 04/25/11 - The Garrigan traveling caravan now has one major summer destination: Roy Gale Baseball Fields. The 6 basketball leagues for my four kids are all now over, so now baseball takes center stage--or should I say center field? Read More

Updated: 02/02/12 - One of my favorite things about watching my kids grow up is listening to, and laughing at what comes out of their mouths. I think the "golden age" of funny remarks is around 7 or 8. Read More

Updated: 04/12/11 - The past couple weeks have really been about starting some traditions between Ryder and I. The big change is the introduction of a new bedtime routine. Read More

Posted: 05/23/12 - I was pushing Mason on the swing when he asked me if I wanted to play hide and seek. I said sure and slowed him down. Read More

Updated: 05/17/12 - Being a homeowner some projects tend to hang around and avoid completion. It’s not through laziness that they get but aside, but rather life. Read More

Updated: 05/11/12 - It was a long day, and I was glad to be home. I had a cold beer in my hand and was rocking back and forth on the porch swing. I was very happy sitting there doing nothing. Read More

Posted: 06/07/11 - We held our kids accountable for what they did and didn’t do, but sometimes the consequences could be erased or forgiven by what we called “grace.” Read More

Updated: 05/25/11 - Well, things around our home have certainly been in flux since my two older sons left this past winter to explore the world as young adults. Read More

Updated: 03/08/11 - When I first became a parent, a friend said to me, "Pay attention and enjoy this journey, because they grow up so fast, they'll be gone before you know it." The way those words resonated with me I knew them to be true. And , though I believe I lived with that truth in mind, nevertheless, it is becoming reality right before my eyes. Read More

Updated: 12/09/11 - I have to admit that I get extremely tired of those voices in the media telling me that I NEED to work out, that I NEED go running, that I NEED to watch what I eat. Read More

Updated: 10/28/11 - We have finally decided what Halloween costumes we are going to wear this year at our house. But let me tell you, it wasn't easy. Read More

Updated: 10/21/11 - Few of us are really innocent when it comes to the use profane language now and then. C'mon. You've probably said a little more than "Rats!" when you slammed your leg into that open drawer while trying to put away some socks in the dark. Read More

Posted: 04/26/11 - For the fifth year in a row, inspired by Earth Day, my daughter and I will clean a stretch of the Yahara River near our home. We all have those favorite places--special spots where we just feel at ease with the world. Read More

Posted: 03/23/11 - "Dad for Life"...that is what you are, when you're a father after all. You don't stop caring for and worrying about your kids--you just worry about and care for them in different ways than you did when they were little. Read More

Updated: 09/16/11 - Most of the clothes I wore during my single years were blue. Marriage helped me expand the wardrobe because I knew I could trust my wife to match the ties and socks with my suits. Read More

Updated: 09/09/11 - It seemed like a safe little vacation game to play with the grand kids. We were all on a long car ride to and to help pass the time I came up with a game they could play to earn some money for souvenirs. Read More

Posted: 07/26/11 - We all knew when we teed off that snakes are indigenous to the area. I just didn't expect to see one face to face. Read More

Updated: 12/22/11 - Need some good ideas for last minute Christmas gifts? David shares what his two boys (ages 7 and 4) and his little girl (age 2) are really into. Read More

Updated: 07/20/11 - Sometimes families are faced with tough situations. We recently found out our youngest child, Piper, has cerebral palsy. Read More

Updated: 01/06/12 - When we came back from Christmas dinner with my in-laws, we discovered our back door was wide open: we had been robbed. Read More

Updated: 12/16/11 - On one of my many adventures on the Internet I read an article that had a bunch of parents commenting about how they’re trying to keep their kids away from videogames for as long as possible—sometimes to the age of eight. Sacrilege, I say! Read More

Updated: 09/30/11 - I’m calling it a day. Child, you have bested me. Against all my best efforts to get you to sleep on a regular schedule you have prevailed as the most energetic of the three of us. Read More

Updated: 04/26/12 - "What a dork!" Those three words were uttered by my son over the weekend -- and directed at me. Read More

Updated: 02/17/12 - My son has been anxiously waiting for the 3D release of Star Wars: Episode I, so we surprised him one night with a trip to the theatre. Read More

Updated: 02/10/12 - I volunteer at my son's school and work with different first graders on projects. Sometimes it's counting coins or flashcards. Other days we play games or work on spelling. Read More