Author - avandagriff

Be the Dad Your Kids Already Think You Are

Your kids are watching you more closely than you realize. They see how you lead, how you respond, what you believe, and the kind of man you are becoming. And sometimes, they see something in you that you have a hard time seeing in yourself. In this...

What My Garden Taught Me About Discipline as a Dad

If you want to become a better dad, personal discipline matters more than you might think. And strangely enough, one of the best lessons I’ve learned about discipline came from watching cucumber plants grow in our garden. As the plant reaches toward...

What It Really Looks Like to Provide for Your Children

Most fathers want to be good providers. We work hard to give our children a safe home, good clothes, opportunities, experiences, and the things we believe will help them have a good life. But providing for your children is about more than giving...

Your Faith Should Never Neglect Your Family

No matter where you find yourself as a Christian, whether that be a faithful disciple or a full-time minister, you can never use God as an excuse to be absent from your family. That was never God’s design nor will it ever be His desire. In this...

The Private Parenting That Prevents Public Tantrums

Every dad knows the pressure of a child acting out in public. The restaurant gets loud. The store gets uncomfortable. People start looking. And suddenly, you are not just dealing with your child’s behavior, you are dealing with your own reaction too...

How to Have Better Conversations With Your Kids as a Dad

A lot of dads want better conversations with their kids. We want them to open up, tell us what is going on in their world, and trust us with more than one-word answers. But then we ask the same question most parents ask: “How was your day?” And the...

Will Your Kids Still Trust You When They Grow Up?

Your kids may trust you completely when they are little, but will they still trust you when they grow up? In this episode, I talk about a simple moment with my youngest daughter that hit me hard. She was tired, I picked her up, and she completely...

A Faithful Response To Anger For Christian Dads

Every dad gets angry. The question is not whether anger will show up, but what we do when it does. In this episode, I talk honestly about anger in fatherhood, why it can rise so quickly, and how Christian dads can respond without damaging their...