A bit of background is likely required.
We are a family of 6, intent on giving our four kids the experiences we know will help truly shape them into the young people we’d like to see them become: confident, inquisitive, open-minded. Not only “not afraid” of experiencing new places, people and things – but openly looking for opportunities to adventure and experience new places, people and things.
This blog is a place where we hope to engage them and allow them to showcase their thoughts, opinions and experiences – and hopefully provide some helpful advice and insight to others as they do so. Without meaning to be cheesy, I’d offer the POV that we could all learn a lot from the perspective of the young people around us. They see the world differently and have much to add to the conversation and perspective surrounding any given experience. While I am a former editor (now corporate business woman), I am not editing these posts – with the exception of some guidance here on there on 1) sharing their true thoughts and feelings, vs. trying to write what others might like to read (we’re working on this – be patient with us as we get our feed underneath us in the blogging world!); and 2) a bit of grammar when my (somewhat) anal nature in this space requires me to speak up. What you see is a reflection of what they choose to share. I hope you will find it both engaging and somewhat different than other blogs.
Our overall theme/topic for the blog is “seizing the world.” It’s an ambition , a hope, a mantra. We’re holding ourselves accountable with this blog as much as sharing our adventures; it’s a call to action to plow forward and experience whatever we can, whenever we can. With our oldest daughter entering high school in a few weeks, and our youngest going in to grade 2, we are all too aware that the years fly by quickly and the chance to experience adventures together (easily) is now. So push us. Leave us comments. Challenge us to think bigger. We’re up for it.
Thanks for sharing the journey with us.
– Dawn
Six of Us. Seizing the World. 