Living the Dream
Planning Your Family Vacation
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008Families with purpose are families who dream together and work together to make their dreams and goals a reality.
I spent hours and hours planning our family vacation to Disney world. I read the right books, visited and subscribed to all the popular websites, made reservations in advance, and when all of it was done I [...]
A Family Journal
Monday, May 12th, 2008Families with purpose are families who dream together and work together to make their dreams and goals a reality.
Sometimes it gets really hard to keep track of it all. Even though we have good intentions, keeping track of your family’s memories, family goals, and great times can be hard. It isn’t an easy task to [...]
Family Travel Goals
Monday, April 14th, 2008My kids are big dreamers. Recently we sat down as a family to set some family vacation goals and at the top of the family’s list was a family vacation to Hawaii. Obviously the kids don’t grasp the magnitude of what a family vacation for 6 will cost, but since they outnumber us (parent’s remember [...]
How Will They Remember You?
Thursday, April 10th, 2008Families with purpose are families who dream together and work together to make their dreams and goals a reality.
My 9 year old daughter, Jennifer, has a real talent for saying it like it is. You will always know what she honestly thinks about something. Got a new hairdo? She will be the first to say [...]
Dream Big!
Friday, March 7th, 2008Families with purpose are families who dream together and work together to make their dreams and goals a reality.
Dream big! I tell my kids this a lot. I believe there is a lot of power in dreaming big and encourage my children to do so. My kids have watched me dream [...]
Tackling the Yeah But’s
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008Families with purpose are families who dream together and work together to make their dreams and goals a reality.
For any family goal (or personal goal for that matter) to be successful, families need to take the time to discuss the Yeah But’s; the hurdles of any family goal we don’t know how to overcome, and [...]
Setting Family Goals
Sunday, January 13th, 2008Families with purpose are families who dream together and work together to make their dreams and goals a reality. “I want to lose ten pounds.” “I am finally going to finish my degree.” “I am going to go to the gym three days a week.”Do these New Year resolutions sound familiar? We spend [...]
Family New Year Resolutions
Wednesday, January 10th, 2007If you haven’t already done so, take time as a family this month to create a family New Year’s resolution. A family resolution is one the entire family can participate in creating and fulfilling, a goal the family works toward together. For example, one resolution may be to spend time each week together as a [...]