I am reminded daily as to why I have never been drawn into the corporate work-a-day world. Every time I open my eyes and see one of my most beautiful and precious children I know why I don’t “trudge” off to work everyday. You see, we have made our home the hub of everything that we do because we believe that our home is the place from which everything else flows.

We school at home! We create wealth at home! We share our joys and loves at home! We take care of our health at home! We swim at home and enjoy each other immensely at home! We even birth at home! We are an enigma to most of society but we are asked more times than I could ever count how our children have turned out to be such fine people. There is a reason for this…our home is sacred and our children learn what it means to live, to be loved, to love, to have fun, to enjoy life, to create wealth, to trust, to have an entrepreneur’s mindset, to work hard, to  cook and to interact with each other and those outside our family.

Don’t get the wrong idea…we spend a great deal of time with others. My children and I all play soccer multiple times/week. I coach a couple of teams as well and my two eldest play at a very high level where traveling is a must. My son and I spent nearly a week in San Diego in the spring for a tournament that he was in. He also has traveled to England and Scotland to play in a tournament. They happened to win that one…a great honor. My eldest daughter’s team is playing in Europe next year as well. We see more people and have more friends than we could ever keep up with on a regular basis. We love the visiting the mountains and the coast. We love to fish and ride motorcycles but most of all we love, absolutely love, to be together. My older children adore the younger children and my younger children love to be with their older brothers and sisters. They take care of each other because they have learned what it means to be loved.

I tell you all of these things because I want others to understand that they too can make similar choices. Life is all about what you choose to do with each and every moment that is given to you. What you do with these moments actually shapes your destiny.

Do we have tons of money? Not quite yet but we are getting there. It takes tons to simply get by…but we learn each and every day how to increase our wealth so that we can continue to live the way we do…which is by far the greatest wealth we will ever have.

We will talk more about the mechanics of how we do all of this later. Until then…live the adventure!

One of the single greatest things in my life is what I have learned from having my children. After we had our first son, I truly believed that my love quotient was all used up. I could not see how I could possibly muster up any more love…so I was very satisfied! I told God that I was very happy with our child and couldn’t see how I could love any more should He choose to bless us so.

Well…he did. I was scared! I did not know until my eldest daughter was born this simple secret in life…The Flow of Love is Endless if it comes from the depth of Love itself. I was absolutely right when I didn’t think I could manufacture any more love. I realized I couldn’t. But, when I saw my daughter…I was flooded with Love. I thought I was all spent with my son. However, I knew in the instant of my daughter’s birth that there truly is an unlimited supply of Love. The crazy thing is it didn’t depend upon me…it just happened.

After having seven, I can verify what I realized after two children is true. The Love I have for my children has taught me this truly Endless Supply of Love never, ever stops. It doesn’t matter what they do or don’t do…the fact is My Love for them is all consuming. It devours any issue of disobedience or laziness or whatever the current issue may be with one of my children.

Seeing this worked out in my life has taught me a thing or two about Love in general. Although people tend to judge us based upon a whole host of criteria, there is One who never has and never will. We are not earning our way toward any certain level of being Loved or not being Loved. The flow of this Love is Endless. Most people, including religious people, do not have a clue as to where this ever-flowing current of love comes from. The God that most of the world worships has all sort of restrictions and judgements attached to his love. If you don’t behave properly…you surely have not earned his love.

Now, if the above were true…then where does the Endless Supply of Love come from in relationship to my children. They surely are not perfect. (They are awfully wonderful, I must admit…and we have been told so by countless people–more than I could possibly rememeber). Since they make mistakes…then the reasoning behind most religious teaching would be that they have to get their act together in order for me to show my love for them again. However, I have found the complete opposite to be at work. It is precisely my Love that helps them get up after they have stumbled. It is my Love that causes them to want to relate back to me in such a way as to learn all they can from me. Isn’t that a better picture than someone having to figure out on their own where they went wrong and then have to fix it in order to earn back the affection of another? It just seems ridiculous to me.

The things I have learned from being a parent of seven can fill volumes…things having to do with me, with raising children, with relationships with other adults including my wife, with healthcare, with finances…it is amazing. Anyhow, we will continue this discussion in the future. Also, I will continue the “three levels of heaven discussion” soon as well.

Thanks for reading…don’t forget to Live the Adventure!