Author: Carter Gaddis
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Let’s Talk About God
“Every mythology, every religion, is true in this sense: It is true as metaphorical of the human and cosmic mystery.” – Joseph Campbell, the Power of Myth Our first summer in Florida, I was 13 years old and wheelchair-bound after corrective surgery on both feet. My parents sent my brother…
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I’m a Dad, a Husband, a Writer … and I Want It All
I want it all. I want to be there – actually, physically, there – for my sons. I want to be a life partner and best friend for my wife, and I want her to be those things for me, too. I want a career that pays me what my…
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Are Angels Real?
“Dad, are angels real?” Not what I expected to hear tonight as I tossed supper onto the stove. I waited a beat, turned toward the kitchen table. “Why do you ask?” “Because I don’t know.” Fair enough. But I wasn’t quite ready to give him my answer. So … “Well,…
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‘Why do we go to Disney World, like, every weekend?’
Are you kidding me? A seven-year-old boy actually asked this question a couple of days ago while his dad was tucking him into bed for the night. “Daddy, why do we go to Disney World, like, every weekend almost?” The dad blinked and said, “Buh … wha … because it’s…
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Seconds to Check, a Lifetime of Moments to Savor
I’m trying to remember how I thought about things when I was seven. I carry a few foggy memories from that age of an awakening awareness of gonads, girls and God. I was on the verge of knowing a few things, but I was still working out the details. For…
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The Year of Disney Begins
Two days, three parks, four exhausted family members. The trouble with fun of this magnitude is that when you come home, there’s grocery shopping and housework waiting. But if the choice is between that and doing the grocery shopping and housework without going to Walt Disney World for a 35-hour…
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Why I Don’t Cover Baseball Any More
Pitchers and catchers report next week for spring training. On that day, I’ll pick up my sons at daycare, take them home, make their supper, beg them to eat their green beans, help them with their homework, maybe play with them for a while, help them get ready for bed,…
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Dad 2.0 Summit: Next Year, I’m Singing
First, it was about the song. The song we all dance to as loving, engaged, parents and creative souls. The tune that wakes us in the morning before the sun or the kids are up so we can be ready for work or whatever our day holds before we make…
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Why am I doing this?
I don’t have a plan. I have some business cards (and boy, are they nifty), and I know when I have to be on-stage Friday morning. I also know that I’m sandwiched between the mayor of Houston and the opening keynote speaker, Jeff Pulver. But they all said I need…
Carter Gaddis, Writer & Editor 
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