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The Long Game: Why Showing Up as Husband and Father Pays Off for Life

by | August 5, 2025 | Family Health, Fatherhood, Parenthood | 0 Comments

Being dad—and being present with your wife and children—is probably the hardest task you will ever undertake in your lifetime. But make no mistake: the benefits of doing so are unmatched. While culture often glamorizes freedom, independence, or momentary...
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Quantifying the Crisis: Father Absence and Its National Impact

by | August 4, 2025 | Family Health, Fatherhood, Parenthood | 0 Comments

The Numbers Are Stark Let’s face it—the numbers are in, and they’re alarming. •Nearly 1 in 4 U.S. children live without a resident father—over 17 million kids grow up without the daily presence of a dad in the home [1]. •Among single-mother households, 34% live in...
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Forging Men: Reclaiming Masculinity with Resolve and Purpose

by | August 1, 2025 | Fatherhood | 0 Comments

We’re emerging from a cultural moment that confused strength with toxicity, where the assertive presence of men was labeled as something to fear or suppress. But the tide is turning. Slowly, society is beginning to recognize once again that strong, authoritative...
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“When Control Isn’t an Option: A Lesson in Surrender at 3 A.M.”

by | August 1, 2025 | Coping and Stress Management | 0 Comments

By John Williams My wife and I are high-octane people. Driven. Focused. Results-oriented. We live and thrive in a world where systems matter, order wins, and there’s always a plan—preferably with contingencies. We believe that if you work hard, show up prepared, and...
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Why We Decided to Pursue the Forging Fatherhood Project

by | July 31, 2025 | Fatherhood | 0 Comments

  Program Rationale Across the country, a quiet but urgent crisis is unfolding: millions of children are growing up without an active, present father in their lives. Today, 1 in 4 children in the United States — over 18 million youth — live in homes without their...
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“When Dad Shows Up: Reclaiming Homes, Healing Communities, and Securing Futures”

by | July 31, 2025 | Fatherhood | 2 Comments

🧠 Why Father Presence Is Critical: National Data •According to 2022 U.S. Census data, about 18.3 million children—nearly 1 in 4—live in homes without a biological, step, or adoptive father   . •Children in father-absent homes fare worse across multiple dimensions....
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Why North Alabama, and Especially Cullman County, Has a Deficit of Men Showing Up for Their Families

by | July 30, 2025 | Fatherhood | 0 Comments

Why North Alabama, and Especially Cullman County, Has a Deficit of Men Showing Up for Their Families In North Alabama—particularly in Cullman County—a quiet crisis is unfolding. It’s not always visible in the headlines, but it’s present in courtrooms, school systems,...
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Why Alabama Needs the Success Sequence — And How Life That Counts is Leading the Charge

by | July 30, 2025 | Peer Mentoring, Schools, Solutions, Student, Testimonials | 0 Comments

Why Alabama Needs the Success Sequence — And How Life That Counts is Leading the Charge ⸻ Across the country, youth are navigating a cultural moment marked by overwhelming complexity. From mental health challenges to fractured family systems, young people are...
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The Hidden Key to Ending School Shootings Might Not Be Security… It’s Connection

by | July 30, 2025 | Education, Peer Mentoring, Peer Mentoring Coach, Schools | 0 Comments

The Hidden Key to Ending School Shootings Might Not Be Security… It’s Connection Walk into any school in America today, and you’ll likely hear the same uneasy undertones. Conversations about safety protocols, mental health supports, and hardened perimeters have become...
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The Need for Innovation In Education

by | March 3, 2024 | Administrator, Community Partners, Education, Leading Leader, Parenthood, Schools, Solutions, Student, Talks | 0 Comments

“The definition of insanity is repeating the same thing over and over again, but expecting different.”  ~ famously attributed to Albert Einstein From the archives: Nov 19, 2018 From infancy, we trivialize and quantify every aspect of our children’s lives from how much...
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