A Three-Part Series on Sports, Activities & Academics Competitive Youth Sports & Activities Gone Wild The Real Value of Youth Sports & Activities Academics: Grades & School Work As we kick off the Fall season, you might be in the thick of youth sports or other competitive activities (music, science, debate, scouts, etc..). Not too long ago, we were in thick of travel baseball and hockey along with competitive football… not to mention academics!  We are [...]

When our boys were younger, we overloaded and overwhelmed our lives by trying to take advantage of every opportunity life presented – School activities, Sports, Etc. We naively thought balance and getting less busy in our lives would somehow occur on its own; thinking we had plenty of time and life would get less overwhelming in the near future.  Fortunately, we discovered that life’s balance doesn’t just happen on its own.  So, we came up [...]

“I commit to you I will be at your game today.” “I commit to you that after I get home from work, I’ll play catch with you.” “Will you commit to me you’ll give it your best on this assignment?” “Will you commit to me, while I make dinner, you’ll go clean your room? “Will both of you commit to me and to each other, you’ll play this game nicely?” “Mom and Dad, I commit [...]

Last week we talked about The Powerful Idea, how one idea can layer on positive benefits, year after year, impacting your family’s life and the trajectory of your children. Today we provide testimony to one such powerful idea for the Byars family. The Byars’ powerful idea was to choose to commit to their family by taking OneFamily courses, seminars, and mentoring over the last 13 years. March 2022 - “Rich and Shelly-Hope this finds you [...]