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Moments I never had.There are a lot of photos of my boys and I doing a variety of things together.Some may seem normal to some of you and others may seem a bit extreme.What should be understood is this; 95% of these moments caught on camera are moments I never had with my own Father.Some are me teaching, others are us literally learning together for the first time.In this photo, my son Jordan and I are putting on a new guide rail for a dresser drawer that we made from some old wood I had.I’ve never been a wood guy,...

Push your limits.Let your children see you push your limitsShow them you are not afraid to fail in front of themBecause whether you succeed or not, they know it’s ok either way but imperative that you do it Yesterday I went from 70lbs each arm to 80lbs each arm on dumbbell press (1st time)I asked them to stay clear in case I needed to bail, but I succeededI was ok with failing, but I knew it was time for me to go up in weight…the attempt would’ve been good enough In turn, they saw me succeed and the lesson without...

Pride.My pride has been tested so much these last few months.Even more so this month, the final month of 2022.It use to run my life, but now it’s just something I know I have to tussle with every now and again.There are times when Pride is good.Then there are times where Pride is going to not only work against you but the people you love as well.This battle isn’t for the weak, there are days I have to sit in complete silence and pray.Pray for guidance, patience and for some sort of understanding as to why I’m having to deal...

We’re working on getting the Molina Boys and their Travel Baseball Team to Branson, MO next year for a tournament. Like you know these things cost money…more than most as travel and housing accommodations are needed not only for the kids but us parents as well. These kids have worked hard. I’m sure you’ve seen them in the gym, training, outdoors training…all of this is in preparation for opportunities like this. The capper? They’ve worked just as hard in school hitting the books and are honor roll students as well. We’d love to reward the boys with such a great...

This isn’t a sight you see with me everyday; working on a car. But today my car was missing bad, puttering…I called my brother Aaron he plugged it in, got the code and found out it was an Ignition Coil. -So, I left…hit Autozone…and came back with the part. But, I insisted on helping or doing it… And Aaron brought out the tools pointed me in the right direction, and I got to work.-It’s important to me not only as a man, but as a father, that I continue to learn something new every day or as much as I can....