May 13, 2018
Strictly by the name of this blog, A Father's Glow, its pretty obvious that most of my writings are about being a father, fatherhood, etc. Well, my story about being a father wouldn't be a story without my angel....Ayren Jahmeena (she's going to kill me!) Jackson Canna...
April 12, 2018
Photo by: Jonella Culmer
When Ayren and i found out that she was pregnant with our first kid, Trey, we waited literally until he was born to know if he was going to be a little boy or girl. If he was a boy, everything was set. His name would be John Robert Cannady III a...
April 6, 2018
A few weeks ago driving Trey to school, we listen to a news report on the radio about Stephen Clark. The conversation went like this:
Radio Announcer: Police are continuing to investigate the police shooting of unarmed man Stephen Clark over 20 times....
Trey: Daddy?
Me:...
March 21, 2018
When I was younger, I really only knew of three team sports: soccer, football, and of course, basketball. During the summer, my friends and I would get up, eat breakfast, maybe watch an hour or two of TV and then hit the basketball courts. We would play ALL DAY in the...
March 2, 2018
After a two plus year hiatus from actually going to the movie theater to see a movie, my wife and I decided to check out 'Black Panther' on opening weekend. I had heard only good things about the movie and I saw that the cast were all top notch actors, etc. So, by now...
November 9, 2017
So I'm one of those people....you know....the kind of person who listens to Christmas music the DAY AFTER HALLOWEEN. Christmas music just brings back so many awesome memories that I want to get the season started right away. Truth be told, some of my favorite albums (n...
November 1, 2017
Hey hey hey good folks. I took a long time off from writing on here, but I'm back! I had a busy (but super awesome) summer with Ayren and the kids and I started working again in early August, so here I am! You know I always wondered why people would start hot and heavy...
June 22, 2017
Growing up, I watched basketball with my father a lot. Sarge was mainly into college basketball and was 'ok' with watching the NBA. That meant that I watched a lot of college basketball. So, once the NBA Draft came around in late June, I would be excited to watch to se...
June 20, 2017
The news hit me especially hard today. My favorite rapper of all time passed today at the age of 42. As one half of the super duo Mobb Deep, Prodigy's flow and delivery was my favorite in the game and has been since I first heard 'Shook Ones, Pt 2' on Rap City back in...
June 18, 2017
Fatherhood. Its something that ends up as the most important thing in a mans life. It is one of the most beautiful, complicated, and rewarding things that a man will face. I have already talked about what it means to me to be a father, so I wanted to ask a few guys who...