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Amazing Grace For Fathers

While, I haven’t posted in quite a while I have still been reading a lot. I finished “Amazing Grace For Fathers” by Jeff Cavins, Matthew Pinto, Mark and Patti Armstrong. It is another book in the Amazing Grace Series. I have read most of them but this one touched me directly. The book is around 290 pages and it is filled with 75 wonderful stories. The book is broken down into 7 chapters each covering different topics. The chapters include A Father’s Love, A Father’s Strength, A Father’s Faithfulness, A Father’s Humor, A Father’s Wisdom, A Father’s Character and A Father’s Hope.

One story is one gentleman’s reinterpretation of 1 Corinthians 13. I am sure most of you are familiar with this passage about Love/Charity. The book is worth reading for this one story alone. Here is a small taste of that story. “When I was a child, I thought like a child, cherishing each moment when I took my daddy’s hand. When I became a father, I recaptured that moment each time my little girl her daddy’s hand.”

There is another story written by Mark Armstrong himself. It is called “Cost Versus Value”. It talks about how much in dollars it costs to raise a child from birth to age 18. By the end of the story you will think it is worth any amount.

Here is another story by an anonymous contributor that is very short but very meaningful. “One night a father overheard his son pray, “Dear God, make me the kind of man my daddy is.” Later that night, the father prayed, “Dear God, make me the kind of man my son wants me to be.” The book even includes a short story about Team Hoyt, an amazing father and son team. I highly recommend this book for all fathers even though it will make them laugh and cry.

posted by CatholicFatherOf2 @ 7:44 PM