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Hey Dad,

Just got back from speaking in Seattle, WA, and everything went smoothly … unlike our trip the week before to Atlanta. Actually everything went well, if you remove the fact that both A/Cs leaked like a sieve, our toilet still doesn't work, and that I noticed a tiny puddle of antifreeze under the motor.

Because of that little puddle, I kept a close eye on my temperature gauge traveling home on The Father Road. It all looked fine, until we found ourselves in bumper-to-bumper traffic just south of Indianapolis, IN. I looked down at my temp gauge, and it was moving up.

A few minutes later, we pulled over on the side of the road to wait for a tow truck. To make a long story short, we had to be towed twice in the next two days and made our way home without our RV. It's fixed now and ready to roll out on the next Familyman Adventure.

My only regret is that during the 'event' I flipped and acted like a non-trusting creep to my family. Man, I wish you had been there to remind me of what is important and what is NOT. I needed you to tell me that God can be trusted, that my family isn't against me, and that everything would be fine.

That's why I decided to write up the following for both of us.

Step ONE—Pray. Before you think about a solution or say a single word of instruction, pray out loud thanking God for what he's about to do in your family.

Step TWO—Set aside your schedule. Say out loud, "We'll get there when we get there."

Step THREE—Remember. This is going to be one of the stories that will be burned into your children's minds forever. They will remember it later and laugh and so will you.

Step FOUR—Don't let 'them' get to you. You're all on the same team. Your wife and children are going to say dumb things like, "Maybe the engine is unplugged." They don't think you're dumb, they're just trying to help.

Step FIVE—Smile. You may not feel like it, but do it anyway.

Step SIX—Count your blessings. Consider yourself blessed to be with your family and safely in the palm of God's hand.

I'm just guessing you just might need this postable list sometime in the future.

Don't be a creep … You 'da dad,

© 2009 Todd Wilson. Used by permission

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