My Father's Day post on Huffington Post. As long as humans have worshiped gods, they have walked to get closer to them. In the Bible, the greatest spiritual breakthroughs occur when the heroes are on journeys: Abraham going forth to the Promised Land; the Israelites crossing...
Daddy-bashing is suddenly cool. The cover story of the latest Atlantic proclaims "The End of Men: How Women Are Taking Control -- of Everything," while inside the magazine Pamela Paul poses the emasculating question, "Are Fathers Necessary?" Her answer, after sifting through the research: probably...
Here is Dr. Sanjay Gupta's extraordinarily moving special about me, my cancer, and THE COUNCIL OF DADS. You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll not believe what was in my leg or that I'm riding a bike again. CNN Presents: DADS FOR MY DAUGHTERS....
From the New York Daily News. Bruce Feiler's twin daughters, Eden and Tybee, were 3 when he was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer in 2008. Just days afterward, the best-selling Brooklyn author came up with the idea of asking six friends to look...
The ongoing miracles of a rebuilt leg. Today I completed my first HOPSCOTCH in two years! Here was my reward from my daughters. ...
The first review of THE COUNCIL OF DADS thinks so. (And I think they mean it as a compliment.) From Hemispheres. BRUCE FEILER—whose books have recounted his adventures teaching in Japan, joining the circus and, in the best-selling Walking the Bible, retracing...
I just read a beautiful essay by Kevin Helliker about the cost of losing a parent on young children. Interesting stat: Four percent of children lose a parent before age 15, usually a dad. I was surprised that figure was so low....
H – Hugs A – Ask “Be Mine?” P – Plenty of Cookies P – Preparing Cards Y – You Are Mine V – Very Many Kisses A – A Lot of Red Roses L – Love E – Envelope N – Nugget T – Take Me Out to the Valentine’s Party I – I Love...
Mom of osteosarcoma survivor -- and Canadian hero -- Terry Fox carries Olympic flag in Opening Ceremony. Terry ran a marathon with a prosthetic leg! A great moment for all sarcoma survivors!!! Read his amazing story here. ...
Roy Bahat wonders, then doubts, then seems to inch up to the line. Michael Lazerow doesn't exactly say yes, but he's so enthusiastic maybe he's persuadable....