A Father for All Seasons
Bob Welch





Format: Paperback, 238pp.
ISBN: 9781565077775
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers, Inc.
Pub. Date: February 1999

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Description and Reviews
From The Publisher:

A Father for All Seasons celebrates the wonder of the father/son relationship and shows how everything in life changes when the two connect.

Taking a joyful and candid look at the lifelong love between fathers and sons, award-winning journalist Bob Welch guides men through the changing seasons with highly personal, riveting stories that mirror the passing of time...

Spring - a time of new birth that arrives with 8 pounds of hopes and dreams.

Summer - a time of exploration as fathers and sons learn about each other.

Autumn - a time of inevitable change and new discoveries.

Winter - a time of letting go, with a son's footprints forging a new path.

Second Spring - a time of beginning a new cycle, with fathers and sons playing different roles.

A Father For All Seasons is a book of nostalgia, a book of memoir, a book of make-you-laugh-out-loud stories, and a book of thoughtful reflections. Most of all it's a book of encouragement that brings you new understanding of your heritage, your culture, your relationships, and your God.


About the Author
Bob Welch and his wife Sally are the proud parents of two sons. He is an award-winning writer, the features editor for the second-largest daily newspaper in Oregon, and the author of A Father for All Seasons.


Table of Contents

I	First Spring
	A Journey Back	19
	Coming of Age	27
	New Life	37
	Fatherless Child	43
	Firsts	49
	The Smile	53
II	Summer
	Common Ground	61
	The Talk	69
	Brokenness	75
	Sons as Teachers	81
	Love at Eye Level	85
III	Fall
	Wake-up Call	97
	Uncool	101
	Turning 16	109
	Staying in Touch	115
	My Mount Everest	125
	Seizing the Moment	131
	The Cocaine Kid: Part I	137
IV	Winter
	The Cocaine Kid: Part II	145
	On Becoming a Man	153
	Roses	157
	New Eyes	165
	Final Season	173
	5:22 A.M.	179
	Far Side of the Barn	187
	Fathers, Sons, and War: Part I	193
V	Second Spring
	Fathers, Sons, and War: Part II	205
	Ceiling Stars	209
	The Cocaine Kid: Part III	213
	A Silent Spring	217
	Out of the Ashes	221
	Still a Son	227
	Letting Go	233

Customer Reviews
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Inspiring July 9, 2003
Reviewer: Tom Jolliff from Oceanside, California United States
I just finished reading this book for the second time and it had an even bigger impact on me. Not sure why, it just DID! Both times I read the book I came away wanting to work harder at teaching my son life's lessons, and to find traditions of our own.


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