This Sunday at TRVC, we are giving out free copies of Ed Tandy McGlasson's excellent book, "The Difference A Father Makes."   Here is a little intro about the book that I got from Ed via email recently...

The Gift that every Father wants

There is nothing sweeter in my life than to have the trust and heart of my kids. I wish I could tell you that I started out as a good dad, but I didn't.  I struggled with my identity as a man, as subsquentially I didn't know how to connect to my kids. I have a great gift for you to consider giving your dad this fathers day.

I sat next to a dad on a recent flight to Florida, who said, "I wasn't a very good father,  I did not know how reach my daughter.  I'd give anything if I could go back and fix that relationship."  I hear that all too often from men trying to balance life, family, job and friends. 

I meet dads everyday that want to make a difference with their kids, but they just don't know how.

One dad recently told me, "I waited my whole life for my father to tell me that he loved me and was proud of me, but he never did!"  I have heard this story too many times to count. 

Have you ever wondered why the blessing of your father is so important to you?

How many of you have struggled wondering why your dad was unable to show you or tell you how much he loved you or how proud he was of you?

How many of you want to restore and capture the heart of your kids again?

I have learned that it is almost impossible for a dad to give a blessing that he never received from his father. 

The gift that every father wants on Father's Day is to have the heart of his kids and to be a part of their story. 

So how does a dad give a blessing to his sons and daughters that he never personally recieved?

He needs a new model!