Cancer Survivor, writing about Health and Fitness as you age

But first a little background. My husband has a men's group that he meets with once a week and they are a fan of John Eldredge . They listen to the cd or podcast and discuss relationships, faith, etc. But they depend on my husband to provide the playing device. This is an email he sent out a short while ago: " Brothers, Many moons ago, in an age before touch screens, Jimmy Johns single-sandwich delivery, and bank bailouts, Jeff [boss]  gave me a tiny iPod as a birthday gift. It was a kinder, gentler time then.   I have enjoyed using my square little buddy nearly every day since then. But now it is time for that tiny indestructible purveyor of sound to live on to serve our Band of Brothers, so that we may hear the messages of John Eldredge on Tuesday mornings, whether I’m there or not (or late), and independent of Chris’s [friend] laptop being agreeable to playing a CD, or not. I will place the valiant little iPod into its white Bose cradle so that we may enjoy it toget...

I recently listened to Raising Boys by John Eldredge (Ransomed Heart Ministries). What John talks about with the others on the cd are what they have done/are doing to be deliberate in helping their sons negotiate their path from boys to men and everything that comes in-between. If you have sons I would recommend you take a listen. Having said that, I'll give you fair warning: It is Christian-based but the Bible does not form a large part of the discussion They talk about boys learning to be men from other men. Not women. The behaviours described are what you would typically hear associated with boys (climbing, fishing, guns, big machinery, danger) Even if this may not be quite what you would expect to get insights from, you, like me, may still find the key points valuable. I've put what I like at the end of this post. My boys do act like they discuss on the cd. I remember one breakfast morning, Lucas ate around his buttered toast into a shape of a gun. He was 3 if so...