Real, Authentic, Honest, and Loyal friends are hard to find or, better yet keep. So fighting for people who fight for you shouldn't be a question.

See it's a ritual we developed as fathers and son since Josiah was 6. A simple gift, not expensive but extremely important.

60 seconds of silence followed. And in that brief moment, I understood the assignment. Up till then, I had never really been challenged as a father.

Earlier this year, we had set a huge goal of promising a trip to Japan to our son. All he had to do was make the honor roll for 4 quarters. Sounds like a great idea right?