She sits quietly in the chair beside his hospital bed. The same chair where she has sat all night long for the past week while her husband lies in the hospital. Again. She is beyond weary. Beyond exhausted. For the past week she has desperately balanced having her husband in the hospital with the demands Read More…
About Jeff Davidson
The “Next” Greatest Generation
I am a patriot. Unashamed, unabashed, and proud. I think there were two defining moments in my life that played a huge role in my sense of patriotism. When I was 13, my parents took me to Washington D.C. for our country’s bicentennial. I was transfixed and transformed that week by the changing of Read More…
Peter Pan…In Case You Wonder
Many people have speculated about why my book is entitled, “No More Peanut Butter Sandwiches.” I’ve been amused hearing from so many people who think it’s related to my son’s autism. But the book is really about finding God’s presence, and learning to discern from Him in the midst of our struggles and Read More…
Band of Brothers
Salesmen, engineers, policemen, IT professionals, truck drivers, small business workers, contractors, and factory workers. Blue collar, white collar, or no collar at all. Car by car they drove up the hill to the rustic lodge. Men from different backgrounds, different ethnic heritages, different professions, and different parts of the country- Read More…
The Caregiver’s Notebook
I’ve never done this on my blog before but I am so excited about my friend Jolene Philo’s new book that I asked her to share with my readers and our families about her new book. Many of you know Jolene from her wonderful site DifferentDream.com. I look forward to our family using her new Read More…
No More Peanut Butter Sandwiches
Ask any adult over 30 if they remember where they were on the morning of September 11, 2001, and almost everyone can tell you the answer. As the twin towers of New York City fell in a terrorist attack, I was passing through our den on the way to my home Read More…
Taste and See
I need to make a confession. My given name is Jeff Davidson, but at home, I often go by my aliases. i have a secret identity. I am the Food Whisperer. I also have been known to go by the name The Meds Whisperer. To help teach me Read More…
25 Warnings Signs You’re Becoming A Vacant Dad
I don’t remember the first time I used the phrase “vacant dad.” As I interact daily within the special-needs community though, I am convinced that we have an epidemic of vacant dads. I call it the Vacant Dad Syndrome. What exactly is a “vacant dad?” There are two variations of Read More…
The Heart of the Special-Needs Dad
By all the usual measures, I was winning the game. Some would say I was even running up the score. A man usually defines himself by where he is in his career, his earnings level, and how he compares his life to others. It’s how men are taught to keep score. Read More…
Superman Turns 17
“Good night Superman.” Last night, like I have every night since I can remember, I uttered those words to my son as we tucked him into bed. When I have finished praying over him for the night, I pull him up out of his bedroom swing, and I hug him. Then Read More…