RandyTravis' Blog

What makes a good father? In all the crime stories I've covered involving young people, I'd say many of them would have avoided trouble if they simply had a father around who cared about them.

 Raising teenagers is hard enough with two full-time parents in the house. I can't imagine what it would be like to be on my own with mine, especially for those crucial decisions like which hair-straightener to buy.

But seriously, what if you knew for sure you wouldn't be around to answer the real important questions? Would you do what Randy Pausch has done?

For those who haven't heard, Mr. Pausch is a Carnegie Mellon professor who is dying from pancreatic cancer. He gave his last lecture at the university in September, 2007. That talk has led to a best selling book, "The Last Lecture." It's a quick, easy read about a man who has his priorities straight. It's his way of leaving a time capsule for his three young children so they'll understand what their father was like, long after he's gone.

Here's a link to the video: http://youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo

Sunday will be Mr. Pausch's last Father's Day. But thanks to his foresight, his children will always know they had a dad who cared deeply about what will happen to them for the rest of their lives.