#growth

Fatherhood changes as you get older. After age 35, priorities shift, patience evolves, and a new version of dad quietly takes shape. These are the most common types of dads that tend to emerge—and chances are, you'll recognize yourself in more than one.

Scripture: Psalm 78:4

One day, my children will look back on me — not as I was in a single moment, but as I showed up over time. That future version of me is already being written, one ordinary day at a time.

Scripture: 1 John 3:18

Fatherhood is shaped less by milestones and more by moments. This chapter reflects on the quiet power of presence—learning when to lead, when to listen, and how showing up consistently leaves a deeper imprint than perfection ever could.

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:11

I chased urgency instead of intimacy, mistaking intensity for connection and being needed for being loved. This chapter reflects on the hard lessons that come from loving without safety—and the clarity that arrives when you finally learn what love is not.

Scripture: Lamentations 2:22-23

Tomorrow has always felt fragile to me — like something easily stolen by disappointment. But lately, I'm learning that the future doesn't need my certainty. It only needs my willingness to keep showing up.

Scripture: Proverbs 16:9

Faith didn't arrive as certainty—it arrived as persistence. Looking back, I'm beginning to recognize God's hand not in the obvious moments, but in the quiet redirections that kept my story moving forward.

Scripture: Proverbs 22:6

Fatherhood didn't come with clarity or confidence—it came with responsibility, reflection, and a quiet kind of faith. This chapter explores the weight, the growth, and the unseen lessons that come from choosing to show up every day as a father still becoming.

Scripture: Psalm 34:18

Love didn't leave all at once. It faded quietly—settling into empty chairs, unanswered phones, and the habits the heart is slow to unlearn. This chapter begins not with romance, but with what remains after it ends, and the slow, honest work of learning how to hope again.