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Introduction 1
Truth and the Santa Claus Moment 5corey harbaugh
The Last Harvest 8randi perkins
The Dads We Were Given 11kathy wells mcmenamin
Forgiving My Dad 14bryan mcguire
Appreciating the Moment 17jay hasheider
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Whistling in the Light 20t. a. barron
Lingering at the Doors 23john warley
A Love Beyond Boundaries 26brian schoeni
Hunting Pennies 29james pfrehm
A Mark in History 32rosita choy
Trimming 36amy rowland
A Father Is Born from Many Strangers 39michele weldon
The Cards Will Hear You 43eric larson
Finding a Different Way 46bob may
Life Is Wonderfully Ridiculous 49claude knobler
Never Give Up 52m. c . hackett
The Choice to Do It Over Again 55daniel flanagan
The Wonders of the Future 58scott shackelford
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The Best Legacy I Can Leave 61doug andrews
To Be the Best Humans We Can Be 64tim wilson
Work Is a Blessing 67lieutenant general russel honoré
Hands at Rest 70john r. corrigan
The Myths of Manhood 74andrew riutta
Love with No Limits 77scott zucker
An Ordinary Adventure 80david lintvedt
My Earthly Father 83margo frazier
The Give-and-Take of Grief 86michael newland
The Lawn Is Life 89greg vessar
The Bricks in the Wall AroundMy Heart 92
judd pillot
The First Breath 95kaz sussman
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Finding My Father in a Small World 98kate debiec
I Am Capable of More Than I Think I Am 101
gregg rogers
Teacher 104nick capo
Five Dollars of Forgiveness 107daniel plasman
Nothing New Under the Sun 110lawrence newton
Respect Yourself 113david westwood
Gardens and Their Power to Heal 116alison van diggelen
Embarrassing My Kids 119roger mummert
A Father’s Lectures 122seth chalmer
Where the Soul of Man Never Dies 125
tim barnes
Forgive the Rest 129julie feeney
His Difference Is His Strength 132james buchanan
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The Power of Fishing 135johnnie barmore
The Greatest Thing 138scott koonce
Big Thinking 141elizabeth shen
Transforming Fatherhood 144adam kallish
Keep the Tempo Steady 147claudette sikora
A Lesson from My Dad 150gregory michael arndt
Living and Loving Life 153keith wagner
The Best Education in the World 156jeff sloan
What I t Takes 159shelby crowley
With Brown Shoes to Match 162brian m. wise
Forever in Love 165greg wees
My Father, Christ 168whitney alt
Making Choices That Make Me Smile 171christopher swiecki
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The Measure of a Man 174susan cramer
Little Acts of Goodness 177howard miller
Leaving Work to Gaze at Sunsets 180laurie granieri
A Stack of Rocks 183ron woolley
When Angels Miss 186d. john dyben
Appendix: How to Write Your Own This I Believe Essay 189
Acknowledgments 191
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