Shift 3 Difficulty Day was awesome. Cale and I drove about 4 hours to the Ozarks to go camping in the middle of Matt and Sara Keener’s property. We had lunch with David and Tanya, and then Cale spent about… Continue reading

This month, Cale and I are reading through CS Lewis’ Screwtape Letters together. We are separately reading 6 letters per week, and then will have breakfast on Saturdays over the next 6-8 weeks to discuss. As Cale grows in his… Continue reading

This weekend, Cale and I got up early on Saturday and had breakfast together. Afterward, we started exploring our family tree. We were able to trace the Lovett name all the way back to the mid-16th century. Lancaster Lovett emigrated… Continue reading

The challenge for January and February ties in directly with the whole to a part shift we just started. Over the next few weeks, Cale will meet with his Gran and Papa as well as Grammie and Gramps to interview… Continue reading

The Difficulty Day for Shift Two was a full day of service. I had 8 envelopes which I gave Cale throughout the day. On the outside of each was a quote which tied in to the next task he was… Continue reading

Boys are selfish. Men love. Cale and I wrapped up the shift from self to others. I could not be happier with how the first 20 weeks of Lovett Legacy have gone. Cale has been an absolute stud. Zero complaints,… Continue reading

Boys Bail. Men Remain. One of my biggest concerns with the longevity of Lovett Legacy was that the boys would grow weary of getting up early, the novelty would wear off, it would become increasingly difficult to keep them motivated,… Continue reading

Cale and I really enjoyed the November challenge of starting each morning with a 15-minute yoga session. We had to start our mornings a little bit earlier, but it was something I looked forward to each morning. Cale’s December challenge… Continue reading

Boys ignore. Men invite. This week was all about relationships. Our relationship with God. Our relationship with others. We discussed the four levels of relationship: We tackled some tough questions this week: Why do we obey? Why/how do we follow… Continue reading

Boys get frustrated. Men have patience. This was a really good week of practical ways to grow as a young man. Netflix, Amazon, Shipt, Uber, Door Dash… We live in a world in which patience isn’t really required in order… Continue reading

Cale did really well with the knot-tying challenge in October. By the end of the month, he could tie the bowline, figure-eight follow through, and square knot with his eyes closed, and also taught Alissa how to successfully tie each… Continue reading

After Cale and I finished Shift One on Friday morning, I gave him an OU shirt and told him that we had tickets to the OU/TX football game the next day and would be spending the weekend in Dallas. We… Continue reading

Boys think short term. Men think long term. The final week of shift one centered around the idea of leaving a legacy. Every time you start a new chapter in life, you leave a legacy behind. We talked about the… Continue reading

Boys cling. Men adjust. This week’s focus was focused on the appropriate way to handle change. Cale has had some big changes in his young life: Traveling in an RV for a year, re-acclimating to normal school, leaving his elementary… Continue reading

Cale has always been an avid reader, so I knew the September challenge would be a piece of cake. After reading through How to Talk to Anyone, Cale summarized the book with 12 specific tricks from the book that he… Continue reading