JAK CHAT

A Letter to Want-To-Be Fathers, Soon-To-Be Fathers and Fathers by JAK guest blogger, Toby Mueller, of Raymond   Happy Father's Day to you: To you want-to-be fathers: Are you sure you want to be a father? Are you ready for the toughest job you will ever have? Are you ready for more responsibility than you have ever had? I have to be honest with you: Some of you will fail. Just look at the number of kids living without a dad in their life.  There is one word that you will need to live out, if you are to be an effective dad: COMMITMENT. Read More... Commit to your responsibility as a father, as a husband and as a member of a community (church, school or peers).  Commit to the fact that you can’t be a good father on your own .  You will need help. You will need an example to follow. God, other dads you admire or even your own dad.  Pick a mentor and dive into them .  Ask questions, get feed back and humble yourself if you are serious about wanting to become a father. Now you soon-to-...

Turn the Town Blue There are so many campaigns, fundraisers, and events that are awesomely relevant in my personal life and your lives too, yet there is one common denominator that binds us JAK people together, and that's our interest in the health and well-being of children.  Our own children and our community' s children. Nothing was more heart-wrenching than the recent report of the Madison 15 year old girl that was held captive, repeatedly raped, denied food and access to normal hygiene practices right in her own family's home, rather basement. Thanks, stepmonster and dad.  Read More I am a strong proponent of eradicating child abuse and neglect!  And this story is so horrific that I felt the time is more than appropriate for me to take a public stand and join in the campaign in a bigger way than ever.  So I am going to use Just Add Kids' platforms to take a stand by turning blue in support of Kenosha County's Child Abuse & Neglect Prevention Campaign ...