How to Be a Good Stepdad

It Looks Like The End Is Near

“It looks like the end is near.” Imagine hearing this from a loved one or dear friend. How would you react? How would you respond? Joel recently listened to this from his friend, Jeff. 


Initially, he met Jeff at the Air Force Academy. Joel describes Jeff as a mountain of a man. Jeff was a star on the nationally-ranked Air Force Falcons football team. Jeff graduated from the academy and became a decorated warrior, serving as a combat controller and an Air Force Office of Special Investigations Agent. After his military service, he became a business icon among Academy graduates.

Jeff called Joel a few weeks ago and started the conversation by saying, “It looks like the end is near.” Jeff had been battling cancer that had spread to his spine. It was the call Joel was dreading from Jeff.

In their conversation, which lasted several hours, they discussed Jeff’s life, his legacy, and insights from his deathbed.

Joel typed as Jeff talked, knowing he was hearing wisdom and clarity that you’re exposed to only a few times.

Joel shares a quote from Jeff. A quote Joel describes he’ll remember forever.

In impossible situations, you still have a choice. In every moment, you can choose faith over fear. God over the problem. If that is all we can do, and this is our destiny, we take on that mission and do our best. We leave a legacy in a world that desperately needs it. ~ Jeff H.

Jeff H.

In Joel’s words, we need more people willing to create a legacy today. To unify and stop dividing. We all have a choice in how we respond to circumstances. 

During the last week of August, Jeff died, leaving behind a beautiful family and a world that urgently needs this message now more than ever.

While Jeff reached the end of his earthly existence, I can confidently say he’s begun a new heavenly existence. Please continue Jeff’s earthly legacy by sharing this post today. Thank you.

About the author

About the author

In 1995, Gerardo Campbell married into a blended family, becoming the stepdad to his wife’s two children. In 2011, he started Support for Stepfathers to reverse the nearly 70% divorce rate for blended families in the US. His website is to help and inspire stepfathers, aspiring stepfathers, and the women who love them worldwide. You can follow Support for Stepdads on Twitter and Facebook.

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