Hogan Hilling, together with Shawn Fludd, are putting together what's called a Dadly Rally.  What is a Dadly Rally? If you're a dad who would like to spend more time, have more FUN and be more active in your children’s lives, the DADLY Rally invites you to join other dads who seek to create a better family and work life balance and also create a new brand of love and leadership as a dad.

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN AT THE DADLY RALLY?

1. Maximize time with his kids!

2. Find the right home and work balance for his family. 

3. Unconventional solutions to conventional dad challenges!

4. Strategies to strengthen relationship with his kids!

5.Enjoy and have FUN being a dad!

The Dadly Rally mission is to support dads and moms in their quest to unify, strengthen and inform the parenting community about the equal role they play as parents.  For more info go here

Tommy Maloney comes on Father Nation to discuss how to succeed in a blended family.  A TEDx Speaker and author of 25 Tips for Divorced Dads Tommy works to give hope and encouragement to dads who are going through the difficult things that divorce brings.  Included in the episode are tips such as to use Snap Chat to connect with your kid, and how even a zamboni machine can teach you a thing or two about fatherhood! Find his website here.

Jennifer Jordan is a California-based author with a passion for celebrating the spiritual in our daily lives and educating others. She has worked as a writer and teacher and holds dual Master’s Degrees in Education and School Counseling. After getting to know her father better after her mother passed away from cancer, she felt inspired to write DADLY Wisdom to celebrate the lives and wisdom of fathers. She then spent many years interviewing fathers throughout the world, and she now offers their powerful stories in this transformative book of love, joy and inspiration.

Bob Paff is a highly sought after communications expert, business leader, and media professional.  His platform and company namesake "Communicating to Win" empowers people so they can effectively communicate in all aspects of their lives.  In this episode we talk about the fact that communication begins with you.  To communicate with your wife, kids, or anyone for that matter, you must be honest with yourself first!

Matt Miller is a former Air Force pilot turned corporate man who eventually started his own business and is now his own boss.  School Spirit Vending is a unique business model where interested families can turn for a great secondary income stream that can fit into the cracks of your life.  Matt talks about fatherhood and the importance of face to face communication in today's world which is saturated in electronic media, the need to teach your kids about the value of money, and the added benefits of being an entrepreneur when in comes to being a dad.  Matt offers Father Nation listeners a free ebook: Live Your Dreams available here.

Dr. Phil Carson is a pharmacist who thinks outside the box of traditional medicine, helping people find natural alternatives to their health problems.  We talk today about what dads can do in general to improve their health and to have the health and energy to be better dads.  One food you should be adding to your diet you may not have heard of before: chia seeds.  Check out Phil's website for a free balanced energy guide found here.  

Justin Buzzard is the lead pastor of Garden City Church in Silicon Valley and the father of  three boys.  We talk about dating your wife in this episode along with Justin's thoughts on fatherhood.  You can find more about Justin and his work here.

Scott Keith, a professor at Concordia University in Irvine, CA, wrote a book about fathers as a picture of God's grace.  The idea is that a dad's role is primarily that of gracious forgiver rather than a strong punisher.  We get into the not-so-subtle difference between mercy and grace in this episode along with this food for thought: As a dad what is more needed, rules or forgiveness? 

Ryan Michler created the Order of Man website where men are encouraged to become better in all facets of life, from money, relationships, fitness, leadership and everything in between.  Living with purpose, achieving self-mastery, and creating your legacy is what the Order of Man podcast is about and we discuss some of that in this episode of Father Nation including what manhood is, which of course is related to fatherhood.  One key point Ryan gives I believe is the idea of self-mastery, and to become a better dad you need to master different areas of your life—whatever they need to be.  Be a dad that becomes better in all facets! 

Scott Sampson is a dinosaur palaeontologist and host of the Emmy-Nominated PBS kid series "Dinosaur Train".  He comes on Father Nation to discuss connecting your kid with nature and the importance of scheduling time with your child.  In today's world kids are spending less and less time outdoors and there are—and will be—problems because of this.  Whether it's taking advantage of urban nature or enlisting technology to help get your kid interested in the great outdoors, there are many ways to help get your kid off of the sofa.  Check out Scott's book, How to Raise a Wild Child, found here.