Parenting as a Christian Single Dad

I have been trying to get around to posting this for some time now. I get a pretty good laugh out of it. Of course when the weekend comes around it is time to do yard work. This year I put in a small garden and Madalyn wanted to help, BUT she did not have any gloves like daddy. So what do we do? We go and buy her a pair and "yes" they make Dora work gloves for little girls. Sorry to say the excitement was to much for her to handle and we did not get any work done.

Ever since the divorce I have found myself striving to be better; a better person, a better christian, a better father, a better provider, and the list goes on and on. And each and everyday I am faced with the reality that I am NOT better. To make things worse I see that I am alone and lonely, up to my ears in debt, have a stressfull job, and the worst of all, lack parenting skills. I find that much of my time is spent wanting and planning, "If I just could have my debt paid off I would be happy" or "if I could meet a nice woman to spend time with I would be happy." So here is to self-help books!!! I have a choice and I talk about choosing how one can feel all the time yet I don't take my own advice or it is short lived. The time has come to be proactive and to change myself from the inside. I want to be a man of character and values. Maybe if I can change my outlook on life then maybe, just maybe, I can feel God in my life and learn to trust. I always t...

Some might think that I don't have a day job with all this blogging I do but the fact of the matter it gives me something to do on those lonely sleepness nights. Recently, I purchased a camera and I am loving getting out and taking pictures... Madalyn and I are finding new and interesting places to go. She is even pretty good with a camera herself. However she took one of me from behind, without my shirt, and it revealed how fat I am. :-( Here are my cool photos: http://favoritephotos.wordpress.com/

The past couple months I have had the pleasure of having Madalyn with me almost 90% of the time. Several weeks agao I decided that things were stable enough here to try and get Madalyn to sleep in her own bed. Before, I was scared and kept putting it off. She has had to share a bed at her moms and she was just used to it and frankly, so was I. But she is a big girl now and she NEEDS to be in her room. The past 3 weeks have been going well. The only real downside is every night about 2am she cries and I come running. All it takes is about a minute and half laying with her till things are quiet again. I guess my only concern is that this is consistant. I hope it stops soon because I am worn out. Work is stressful, money is tight and I never used to be much of a good sleeper. This is just adding more to the load that I am carrying around and I am pooped.