Thank You Wal-Mart!
Dear Wal-Mart, As of last Monday my family and I spent the night in out 200th UNIQUE Wal-Mart (in our RV of course). All together we've probably spent close to 400-500 nights in your wonderful big spaces...and for that I…
Father Daughter Retreat – Sept. 12-13
Hey Dad, Wouldn't it be nice if there was a place you could get away with your daughter for a night of relationship building and memory making? There is. On September 12-13 I'm speaking at the 2014 Father's of Faith Daughters…
A Father’s Day Hint!
Hey Dad, Every good deed needs a little direction. This year we didn't leave Father's Day up to chance so we decided to give your family a little help. Here's what you do: accidentally forward this link to someone you…
American Giants
Hey Dad, You've seen them standing along the highway, but you probably didn't know they were called Muffler Men. Here's a guy who is obsessed with them and who has me thinking that this would be a great Dad-Bucket list…
Two weeks till lift off
Hey Dad, How can it be that we are talking about firing up the Familyman Mobile already?!!! I just tucked it away fro the winter. But here we are...ready to begin another Family adventure. This is what I know for…
Dads is Dads
Hey Dad, Just got back form speaking in Long Island. Here's my take away after talking to a lot of New York City speaking dads: Dads is Dads. I don't care if their speech sounds Cajun (New Orleans), Norwegian (Minnesota),…
A BIG Birthday – making it special
Hey Dad, Thursday is Abe's big thirteenth birthday. He's a little concerned because he thinks we're traveling to a speaking engagement in MI. Little does he know that we're going to a big waterpark in Sandusky, OH. We've always make…
It is Finished
Hey Dad, As planned, we put our dog down on Friday. It was a lot harder than I thought. The tears came to my eyes often during the day and a tennis ball was lodged in my throat most of…
If I Read Another Post I’m Going to Slit My Power Cable
Hey Dad, I just wasted a few minutes of my life reading an article that broke the news to me that I live in the 38th happiest state in the country, and that North Dakota is number one having moved…
Question: How to Balance Family and Self-Employment?
I'd like to hear ideas from the FAMILYMEN out there, especially if you are self employed and especially if you work from home on what you do to balance work and family again "especially" if you are highly integrated with day to…