Click here to listen to this episode (or right click and save to listen later.) I guess my son is embarrassed by my attempt to speak German. In this father-son session, I ask Jacob what are five things he would like to learn from me before he grows up and moves out on his … Read more
Click here to listen to Episode 10 of the Family Time Q&A Podcast.In this father-daughter episode, Emma and I talk about her kid business venture Friendship Co., “Where the friendship begins”. It is her Rainbow Loom hobby turned pro as she decided to take her kid business start up into a 2-phase process. Listen to some … Read more
The fourth Thursday in April is “Take Your Child to Work Day”. I didn’t know that until I wrote this blog post. Emma has enjoyed a hobby called Rainbow Loom for a few months, and as you can see from the image above she had amassed a bit of a collection. What has … Read more
Listen and comment on this podcast.I really love this little girl! Emma asked me if she could do the introduction for this episode. Naturally, I said, “Okay!” I didn’t even put up a fight. Emma asks me what I do for a living, and I ask her what she is doing to raise money for … Read more
A Brain Fart, M.O.P.S. Success, Ironing, Translucent Creations, and More… Unlike all the great podcasts out there, I opened this one with a total brain fart. Yes, I said brain fart. Getting past that moment, we were able to talk about kids, what we are proud of seeing them do. Don’t see the player below? … Read more
Listen to this episode (12:49) Father-Daughter Q&A time Emma returns for a father-daughter Q&A session. We share our favorite Disney movies with each other and discuss why, answer a question from a friend about where babies come from, and other topics. I also get reminded a number of times that my voice is too loud. … Read more
Listen to this episode (18:33) The Christmas Wall, February 1, 2014 Husband-Wife Q&A timeThe woman who started it all. Olivia, my better half, joins me on Episode 3 of Family Time Q&A. We share the specific moment we knew we would spend the rest of our lives together, and we answer the mystery of, “What’s up … Read more
“We are going to uplift and build ALL the members of our family.” I wish I could say that is my family’s mission statement, but it’s not. It actually belongs to a friend of mine who has been struggling with his anger for years. It was the moment he created this mission statement that I … Read more
Financial rough patches will happen in life. Money fights are one of the top three reasons that drive couples to divorce regardless of your socio-economic status. A friend of mine recently asked what advice I would give on handling financial hardships as a family when options are limited. In my blog post, How You Got Fat?!, … Read more
Gallon-sized plastic bag filled with change I named this post after a MyFitnessPal forum thread I recently read. I know I said in my book, Use Your Smartphone to Lose Weight, that I didn’t find much use in the forums on MyFitnessPal, but this particular headline caught my attention. I am officially eating crow right … Read more