Learning the ABCD's
Think of this as learning your ABCD's, anyone can do it if they put in the effort. You can learn to be A Better Catholic Dad. If you are not Catholic, then you can learn to be A Better Christian Dad. Catholic Dad or non-Catholic Dad, the important part is you are striving to be better dad. The real lesson you will find, is including God into your daily life and into your family. Include prayer before meals and bedtimes. Suppose you have never opened your life to God, even though you are a Catholic or Christian. I was there and now I am here. The first and foremost step to being that better dad is to open your hearts and minds to YOUR heavenly father. God really wants to be a part of your life. All you have to do is say yes. You can whisper it to yourself or you can yell it from the tallest mountain. Simply say yes.
For a long time, even after I became a Catholic, I still found it hard to say yes to God. It is as though I was thinking for me to accept God it was for me to go to Mass on Sundays and on Holy Days. The rest of the week, I could do as I please, I fulfilled my obligation with that one hour a week, what more did I need to do. Finally I stopped talking and just listened. I stopped worrying and listened to the plan God had for me.
At this time, I feel that plan is for me to write, to write about the great things that are waiting for you. The great things that are to be learned and in turn making you a better person. To be a better dad. Simply quiet your heart as you are asked to do at the beginning of each mass and listen. Listen to the message that is waiting for you. When you need God most he will always be there.
If you would have asked me two months ago if I would be writing about God today with as much passion as I feel I would have thought you were crazy. My heart has been opened and I can not write fast enough. Through my writing I am teaching myself to be a better dad. My family can see it, my friends can see it. Let God into your heart and you can see it. I want to yell it from the mountain top... will you join me?
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