Category: Family Culture

I love when the summer Olympics come around every four years.  I love the sports, the stories, but more importantly, I love to have the excuse to have a sporting event on in our house all day.  It is almost as good as March Madness.  It never fails where we are treated to some amazing feats and just being able to see the best in the world put all their training to those couple of minutes or in some cases a couple of seconds of glory.  This year has been no different.  There are a few things that have really stood out to me on things we can apply to our families and our leadership.   Dedication to getting better Read more…

    The best part of a family mission statement is it is completely yours, something unique to your family.  There is no right or wrong answer to making your mission statement.  Just like a good road trip, there are many different ways to get to your destination.  The most important thing is that your family knows where it is going.  This is the clarity that a mission statement brings to your family.  It tells everyone in the family what we stand for and what we are trying to do.     Take a look some mission statements from some businesses I am sure most of us use quite a bit.   Chevron At the heart of The Chevron Way is our Vision to Read more…

     I love to drive. I love to just get out in the car are drive around.  There is just something about the open road and having the freedom to really choose where you want to go.  One of the highlights of my week is going for a Sunday drive.  It usually happens just after lunch where I will ask the kids “Do you want to go for a ride?”      I almost always get two different responses from my children.  My son will first ask, “Are we going to Grandma and Grandpa’s?”  Depending on the answer to that question will determine if he is down for a ride.  If we are going to end up at Grandma’s Read more…

    One of the great things about living in the state of Idaho is that we get to experience all four seasons during the year.  There is nothing better than spring and fall in Idaho.  Summer lends itself during the year to camping trips and day trips to the mountains to play in the hills.  We even get the chance to experience winter every year.  You may have seen snow before but you have not really experienced winter until you have had the chance to push your car out of a snowbank.     Even if you have not had the pleasure of digging your car out of the snow you know what I am talking about if you have Read more…

     So let me explain how a typical day of running errands goes in our family.  You are going to hear a lot of these questions. How much longer?  Can I just stay in the car?  How many more places do we have to go to?  That is not the worst part.  Go back and read these questions and do it in your most whiny, annoying voice.  The sad thing is that is just me asking all these questions, and believe me, I can be very whiny.  I hate to go shopping!      My wife has to put up with all that on top of what the kids bring to the table.  Needless to say, my plan of her just Read more…