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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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