My Newspaper Interview with the Deseret News

The Deseret News is a well respected, national publication and I am very excited to be a part of their piece, 'More dads staying home with the kids while mom works'...

Scott Benner told his wife she should quit working and stay home with their new baby. But she had the better career path. So he stayed home and 13 years later, he's practically a pioneer in a trend that keeps growing: The stay-at-home dad. 

I hope that you have a few minutes to hop over to their site and read the interview by Lois Collins. Sharing via the newspaper's website is greatly appreciated.

Perspective New Jersey Interview

Here I am talking about my book, 'Life Is Short, Laundry Is Eternal' with ABC Philadelphia's Nora Muchanic on Perspective New Jersey.

Get a copy today!

Arden's Hands are Growing

Yesterday morning I entered Arden's room about an hour before her alarm was scheduled to sound. Her DexCom G4 was asking to be calibrated and so I put a test strip into the OmniPod PDM, turned the MultiClix to a new lance and took my daughter's hand in mine.

As I was choosing a finger to strike a hole into, I noticed that her hand felt heavier then it did the last time that I held it to test. I was certain that it hadn't grown bigger since the day before, but yet it felt unmistakably heavier. I sat on her bedside as the machine did it's job and found myself feeling lucky that I have these moments with my sleeping girl. Not too many people get to do this I thought. I get to hold Arden's hand almost every evening after she has fallen to sleep and those moments give me a different perspective on her growth and allow me precious time to gaze at her growing face.

So if you are in need of a silver lining today, maybe this thought could be one for you. We get to hold our kid's hands while they sleep. 

Oklahoma Tornado

Paul Hellstern - Oklahoma APLast night this photo of two teachers leading children to safety brought tears to my eyes and sent me racing to my computer to make a donation to the American Red Cross and the Salvation Army.

Today, I've preempted my blog piece about delivering insulin in difficult carb counting situations to pass on information on how you can send relief to the people whose lives where destroyed in yesterday's tornado. I encourage you to make a donation of any size if you are able and please make your friends, both online and IRL, aware of how easy it is to send help. 

American Red Cross

Text REDCROSS to 90999 to give $10 to American Red Cross Disaster Relief, donate online, or donate by phone at 1-800-RED CROSS.

Salvation Army

Text STORM to 80888 to contribute $10 to the Salvation Army's relief efforts or make a donation by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY. If you're sending a check make sure you put the words "Oklahoma Tornado Relief" on the check, and mail it to: The Salvation Army, P.O. Box 12600, Oklahoma City, OK., 73157. Online donations are accepted here.

Diabetes Forecast Magazine

Keep your eyes open for an interview with me in the upcoming June issue of Diabetes Forecast Magazine. I'll be featured in an article titled, "Fathers Know Best".

Update on Sunday, May 26, 2013 at 9:46AM by Scott Benner

The issue is beginning to arrive in subscribers mailboxes... It is such a great honor to be interviewed for this amazing publication!