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A Love Story about Good Dads Board Member, Robert Hawkins Robert Hawkins has been a cattleman for as long as he can remember–his entire life actually. He grew up on a farm and when his … Read More

The legendary coach, Vince Lombardi, once said, “Football is like life – it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority,” and most from the Baby Boomer and Gen X generations would … Read More

— Good Dads Staff, Rhonda Andersen After 24 years of teaching in parochial schools, my husband, Larry, and I retired and moved to the Springfield area. Our daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter live in Willard, so … Read More

I grew up with a brother who was less than two years younger than me. We were raised by our hard working, single mother, along with equally hard working grandparents. I never really remember being … Read More

When I told my husband, Tobi, that I’d be writing a blog about courtesy and good manners he immediately said, “I’m not reading that, I hear you talk about it every day”, and he’s right. … Read More

“No thank you. I’ve had an excellent sufficiency. Anymore would be a superfluous animosity. However, your cuisine would please the most fastidious gourmet.” These are the words my father taught us to say when we … Read More

“Why can’t you just help out with the wrapping?  I did everything else.” “I don’t know why you have such a bad attitude about helping with the Christmas tree. This could be fun, if you weren’t … Read More

Let’s face it. Celebrating the holidays can be very stressful and depending on your family’s background and traditions, the tension can last for weeks. Even if you are able to keep plans for your festivities … Read More

Stella, age 4, can hardly wait until Christmas. She is hoping that Santa will bring her a “My Little Pony,” preferably blue. Her older sisters, age six, are hoping for new cowboy boots–the kind with … Read More

A few weekends ago, during a busy Saturday of shuttling my three kids from once place to another, my 13-year-old son asked if he could make himself some hotdogs. That was once less person I … Read More