Introduction
1. BEING THERE
Amanda
Love in a Box
Just Between Us
I Love You， Pilgrim
On the Nose
We Are Dragon-Slayers
Understanding Dad
The Camping Trip
Outstretched Arms
Sour Pickle
Run for Gold
Love’s Larnce
2. A MATTER OF PERSPECTIVE
Safe Harbors and Sailing Ships
Daddy’s Dance
The Adventure
Fired from the Peanut Patch
Man of Few Words
Retirement Plan
Father Meets Cat
The Artist
Finding Lost Love
A Father’s Gift from a Daughter
Dirt Cheap
My Father’s Hands
The Obituary
3. LIFE LESSONS
The Great Candy Bar Debate
"Yes， Daddy， I Promise"
The Lesson
How to Trust， Dad-Style
Of Wings and Strings
Just a Walk in the Park
The Fifty-Cent Sewing Machine
Lessons from a Teenager
Hidden Wings
Questions
Bullfrogs， Butterflies and Dads
What I Learned at the Outhouse Races
4. SPECIAL MOMENTS
The Dad He Planned to Be
Dad’s Right Hand
Trust Me
Papa’s Gift to Kelsey
Humor Me
Baseball Game Plan
Who Giveth?
Long-Distance Vitamins
The Best "Father-Daughter Date" Ever!
I’m Confessin’ That I Love You
Father of Fortune
Daddy’s Little Tomboy
Father’s Secret
Two Fathers and a Bride
Roadside Rescue
5. ON GRATITUDE
Father Christmas
Solemn Images
Spelling L-O-V-E
The Painted Tractor
Ethyl
Memorial Day Flags
Struggle and Celebration
A Decent Thing to Do
6. FROM THE MOUTHS OF BABES
She Calls Me Daddy
Anna’s First Cubs Game
Owed to Joy
Be Slow to Anchor
Moonshine
A Forkful of Humor
The Price of a Child
Black and White
Dear Daddy
7. ON HEALING
Tearing Down the Wall
Advice from a Tree
Taken for Granted
Letter to a Stranger
The Haircut
Peela
Father Knows Best
A Piece of Chalk
Unpaved Roads
Apology to a Child
I Want My Daddy Back
Daddy’s Story
Time to Forgive
Closer and Closure
Secret Tears
8. TRADmONS
Smeared Ink
Across the Pond
Christmas in a Nutshell
Slow-Dance
Eat Dessert First
My Father’s Chair
Donuts
Wedding Day
9. ACROSS GENERATIONS
Apa’s Motto in Life
Punch Lines
Like Riding a Bike
Reel Event
Connected by Love
Cash Rewards
That Dang Horse
In My Dad’s Boots
Daddy’s Gift
Acknowledgments
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