About the Author

D J Young grew up in Aberdeen, South Dakota. After serving in the U.S. Navy, and attending seminary, he received a B.S. in Sociology from Carroll College in Helena, Montana, and did graduate studies in Special Education. After a season of pastoring, DJ was a Christian school teacher and principal for over twenty years. As a board member of Oregon Christian Writers, he also directed three Summer Coaching Writers Conferences. DJ is a full-time writer and conference speaker with a passion for encouraging men in their God-given role as "Dad". He and his wife Kathy have been married over forty years. They have five adult children and are the proud grandparents of seven.