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3 Things You Don't Need To Be A Good Dad
I was always of the mindset that if I had a kid, all of my dreams would die. That’s a pretty bright outlook on fatherhood isn’t it? I...

Mark Craven
Jan 6, 20213 min read
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35
This isn't what I thought 35 would look like. I didn't realize that becoming a dad would be so important to me. I didn't realize I had it...

Mark Craven
Nov 2, 20201 min read
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An Awfully Big Adventure
Kai is my proof that magic exists. Becoming a dad was something that I always feared. I feared it for a number of reasons. One being that...

Mark Craven
Sep 26, 20201 min read
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In-Ground Pool
Today my cousin Vicky called me at 7am. She knew I’d be awake and I was. She told me that Lefty had passed away. Well she said that “pap”...

Mark Craven
May 22, 20202 min read
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There’s Nothing More Important Than Family
My younger cousin is graduating from college. Penn State University Class of 2020 School of Engineering. I’m so proud of this dude I...

Mark Craven
May 3, 20202 min read
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In The Same Year
So much can happen in just a year. It was within this last year that, first I went bankrupt and then I got hired in the highest paying...

Mark Craven
Apr 10, 20202 min read
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The Dad I Didn't Have
I’m going to be a dad. And I’m going to be a dad to a boy. Erin and I found out that we were going to have a baby back in December. When...

Mark Craven
Mar 7, 20203 min read
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100 Pages Of Poetry
Today I read a little more than 100 pages of poetry. That’s kind of easy to do because many times there’s really only a single sentence...

Mark Craven
Nov 5, 20182 min read
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A Touch Above Enchanted
“Love is madness… I knew the moment I looked into your eyes.” Those are lyrics from the new Thirty Seconds To Mars album, which is...

Mark Craven
Apr 14, 20181 min read
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Enjoying The Journey, Enjoying The View
I just found out yesterday that a friend of mine passed away. He was a regular in the bookstore that I’m also a regular in. We weren’t...

Mark Craven
Mar 3, 20183 min read
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Love
Napoleon Hill describes persistence as, “sustained effort in the face of all odds and all adversity.” I mentioned something in...

Mark Craven
Feb 26, 20182 min read
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