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When you ask for patience… does it just show up? Or are you given opportunities that require you to practice it? When you ask for courage… does it appear out of nowhere? Or are you placed in moments where you have the opportunities to choose it? When you ask for a closer relationship with your family… do you get flooded with warm, fuzzy feelings? Or are you given opportunities to listen more, show up, forgive, and love better? Growth rarely shows up as a gift. It shows up as a challenge. This weekend, pay attention to the moments in front of you. They might not look like answers - but they often are. Opportunities are signals. What you do with them is the work. Dadgood

Insperity x Dadgood x Kollecta.ai An absolute trifecta of an event - bringing together enterprise networking and fatherhood in the best way possible. Huge shoutout to Andy Smith for putting together a lights-out experience at the Insperity Club, watching the Houston Astros take on the Boston Red Sox. Doesn’t get much better than this. 🔥🔥 🔥

Dadgood spotlight with Bill Megginson! -Favorite part about being a dad? I tell ya. It has been a fun ride and is still not over. Just watching my kids grow up and become adults is both rewarding and scary. My favorite part is just knowing that I have poured out my experience and hopefully wisdom into them. -What motivates you? When I first became a dad, I adopt my wife’s son. I was so unprepared. After we had our daughter together, I was motivated to provide the best for my family. In 2013, God took control and has kept me motivated since. -What are your long term goals? I want to get my daughter through nursing school, hopefully get my son married, then continue to expand ministry and spread God’s word. -What do you like about dadgood? This thing is real! Real talk. Real issues. Real help. Real love. Real men. I wish I had this when I was younger. Whole different mind set. Doing great things here. -Who is someone you’ve become friends with because of the community? Physically, I haven’t met anyone because at this time most of the guys are too far away. With that said, I haven’t met anyone in person, talked quite a bit to 🩰Jonathan Cordeiro 🩰. He is a prayer warrior and I know he is full of God’s love. - what’s the biggest thing you’ve learned being a dad? Man. Yeah. It’s not all about me. It is a humbling experience. You are raising up the next generation. Shaping their future. Choose wisely because time slips away so fast. *Bill is an active member of the community. We value his input, humor, demeanor, and family first attitude*

This is Dadgood … Where you play eye spy but you never get a turn. Where snacks fuel the journey more than gas does. Where songs turn into sing-along battles. Where every pit stop is a new adventure.

Monday musings: Dadgood isn’t just about being a good dad. It’s about being a good husband, spouse, stepdad, boyfriend, son, (whatever your situation is). It’s the concept that we can all be better. Work, faith, family, relationships, kiddos, etc. In good times and bad times. You showing up? Or retreating? I’ve seen hard times. In almost every area of my life. How did I react? Honestly, sometimes I retreated. Some times I attacked it head on. It’s not necessarily a bad thing to need time by yourself, but you still gotta show up. The people you love in your life need you. They see what you do when the chips are down or up and act accordingly. That should be enough motivation. ^My wife, Nicole Unger, gave me this prompt bc I had writer’s block.^ -Robert Thomas Buckets III #dadgood #parenting #work #weirdlinked How we pic this one??? Hmmmmmm…. How bout the Latina Sabrina herself and I from 5 years ago:

My wife had a day to herself yesterday, which meant I was solo dadding our 4-year-old and 2-year-old. We hit the grocery store. Two-year-old in the cart. Four-year-old decided he needed to be carried the whole time. So I’m pushing the cart one-handed, holding a kid with the other, navigating the aisles like it’s an obstacle course. At one point, an older woman walked by, smiled, and said: “Good job, dad.” And It felt amazing. I smiled the rest of the trip. But it got me thinking, "when do moms get that kind of appreciation?" When do we stop and say that to our spouses? Because the truth is, they’re doing this kind of stuff every single day. So here’s the reminder. Go tell your wife you appreciate her. Tell them they're doing an incredible job. They’re the unsung heroes of the family. That’s Dadgood

Attending your daughter’s friend’s wedding and celebrating with them is #Dadgood!

This is Dadgood … Where the car is a concert, courtroom, and confessional. Where snacks are currency and songs are debates. Where seatbelt arguments feel like full-on negotiations. Where you end up with more crumbs than answers.

How dope is being a dad? Mini best friends. Little humans who think you’re the strongest, funniest, smartest guy in the world. I’m riding this wave as long as I can. Dadgood