God Has Smiled on Me

Book excerpt: Daniel Whyte III's father, Rev. Daniel White, Jr., was not a perfect man but he loved his family dearly. And even though there were many problems in the family, Rev. White did what so many black fathers today do not do--he stayed with his family through thick and thin. This book is a tribute to him--a father who stayed. "If we are honest with ourselves, we'll admit that what too many fathers also are, is missing--missing from too many lives and too many homes. They have abandoned their responsibilities, acting like boys instead of men. And the foundations of our families are weaker because of it." --President Barack Obama The Chapters Below will Inspire You to be the Best Father that You Can Be: The Importance of Fathers Staying What Great Men Have Said About Their Fathers Great Black Fathers Besides My Own Father A Tribute to My Father's Legacy ...and much more