Ramirez Family: Michael, Jodi, Tyler, Christian, & Sam
Vision: To be united with God and our family in Heaven
Mission: Gain wisdom daily through church, school, and relationships and to share that wisdom with others
Values: Faith, Respect, Trust, Love, Honor our Family's Name, Integrity, Hard Work, Service, Responsible, Confidence, Loyalty, Grounded, Principled
Motto: God has good plans for you (Jeremiah 29:11))
Which parts of the process were easy? Difficult? How did you embrace these parts?
Listing our values was very easy - we could rattle off a list of values very quickly. We have also done this process before and had the family motto already. What was difficult was not letting my husband control the conversation and make sure we had input from everyone in the family especially my younger two boys. I made sure that I asked for each boy to contribute something to the process especially during the vision and mission part of it which was harder for us.
What did you learn about yourself during this process?
I had already embraced the idea of having a family vision, mission, and values statement; so it was easy to convince my family to do this with me.
What did you learn about others?
My sons all had great things to contribute - it was a great conversation.
What were missed opportunities?
I should have done this process with my family a long time ago to give us more direction in our life and our family.
How would you amend (change) the process in the future?
I would do this process every two years or so because as my boys get older, they will have more to contribute and great ideas, and it will get us bound together as a family.
Wonderful discussion with your family. I'd like to "turn back time" and start over with this idea.
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