Snow Day Memories
On Wednesday of this week, our school district called off school for incredibly low wind chill factors. I totally get is as I wouldn’t my...
R.I.P. Swagger Wagon!
It’s a sad day today around the Becker house. We have lost something very dear to most of us. Well mainly to me but it is still hard to...
Holiday Observations: Traditions, Memories, and Doing the Right Thing
Thankfully for me Christmas morning doesn’t start as early as it used to. Either the kids have all gotten older and like to sleep as...
Winning With Your Wife - My Top Ten
Recently my wife was forced to move to a different state for a new job. We have a junior in high school and we decided it was better for...
Lost and Forgotten: A Story of Love
Ok, so it’s been many years ago now but it is time for me to publicly announce something. I forgot Number 2 at soccer practice one time....
When Working Hard Has to be Self Discovered
As many of you know by now, I have been a stay at home dad for a long time(over 20 years). That has allowed me many years to be home...
Can't Care More Than You Do
The family dynamic has changed once again in our home with Number 3 heading off to college. If you are doing the math correctly, that...
When Parental Passion is Interpreted as, Well…Rude.
I know I am not alone in saying that customer service, in many cases, is a necessary evil. The people who work the phone or online are...
Character is Worth the Fight: Addressing Current Events with the Kids
Like many Americans, I was enthralled in the Judge Kavanaugh Senate Hearing on Sept. 27, 2018. (As I write this, we don’t know if/when...
When Parent Mode Kicks In
So Number 2 has started her 4th tour with The Young Americans that will be traveling through the Midwest with several stops in our home...
