| My dad is a lot of fun. He's always had a great | | | | his oats" that day. He got a running start, put his |
| sense of humor, a playful nature and a love for | | | | pole (tree stick) in the ground and prepared to |
| adventure. Growing up I had the good fortune of | | | | thrust off it to maneuver himself over the barbed |
| working with my dad as a paper delivery boy and | | | | wire fence. It was then the stick snapped in half |
| a contractor's assistant.My dad taught me how to | | | | and "Bo Dad" was tumbling down on the barbed |
| play baseball, pitch, field ground balls, hit a baseball | | | | wire. It was a hot day and dad wasn't wearing a |
| and steal bases. Though I did not have the best | | | | shirt. He got some pretty deep gouges that day |
| speed on the team, my dad taught me to | | | | and drew quite a bit of blood too. I won't tell you |
| cleverly steal bases. He showed me how to catch | | | | what choice words he shouted when he came |
| people asleep on the field and properly time a | | | | barreling down on the barbed wire and hurt |
| steal. Because of my dad's coaching my little | | | | himself. Yet I can tell you this, being around my |
| league teams which I played on came in first | | | | dad is never boring. You can always count on him |
| place twice. Though I didn't have the size of other | | | | to entertain you by what he does and says.I best |
| kids, I had the smarts and talent thanks to my | | | | remember my dad with a happy-go-lucky smile |
| dad's skillful coaching.My pop's went to Delaney | | | | on his face. I see myself to be quite a bit like him, |
| Elementary and Boone High School when he was | | | | with a positive attitude and uplifting disposition. He |
| a youngster. He apparently acquired the nickname | | | | gave me the gift of laughter which I cherish to |
| "Bo Dad" during his high school days. He played | | | | this day.Paul Davis is author of Breakthrough for a |
| football for the Boone and was a linebacker. One | | | | Broken Heart a book telling us "How to overcome |
| of his high school year books called him the | | | | disappointments and blossom into your dreams!" |
| "monster man."My dad took me on a few fishing | | | | He is a life coach (relational & professional), |
| trips when I was younger. We once got a canoe | | | | popular worldwide keynote speaker, creative |
| and journeyed down a river. Another time he | | | | consultant, humor being, adventurer, explorer, |
| took the family out deep sea fishing where we | | | | mediator, minister, liberator and |
| caught lots of trout, which was quite fun. One | | | | dream-maker.Paul's compassion for people & |
| thanksgiving day we sat out at our little lake | | | | passion to travel has taken him to over 50 |
| adjacent to the state park and filled a basket with | | | | countries of the world where he has had a |
| brim which we caught off of the dock.One funny | | | | tremendous impact. Paul has also brought revival |
| story I recall is when my dad wanted to show | | | | to many in war-torn, impoverished and tsunami |
| me how he could pole vault. We were out in the | | | | stricken regions of the earth. His nonprofit |
| country by the state park (during our time living in | | | | organization Dream-Maker Ministries is building |
| a mobile home, which we call "the trailer"), when | | | | dreams and breaking limitations.Paul's Breakthrough |
| dad said, "You want to see me pole vault?" I was | | | | Seminars inspire, revive, awaken, impregnate with |
| a bit dumbfounded not knowing what he was | | | | purpose, impart the fire of desire, catapult people |
| talking about.Then he showed me an old tree | | | | into a new level of self-awareness, facilitate |
| stick that he was preparing to use to go over a | | | | destiny discovery and dream fulfillment.Contact |
| barbed wire fence. I was a bit puzzled and tried | | | | Paul for coaching or speaking at: 407-967-7553. |
| to discourage him, but good old dad was "feeling | | | | |