The Intentional Family

Rachel & Mike discuss the importance of gratitude and share practical examples of how to make it a positive habit in your family.Faith-Based Productivity communityThe Intentional Family #55: The Power of CommunityShip 30 for 30Part-Time YouTuber AcademyThe Laws of Creativity by Joey CofoneFocused 163: The Laws of Creativity, with Joey CofoneBookworm #157: The Laws of CreativityThe Richest Man Who Ever Lived by Steven ScottThe Gap vs. the Gain by Dan SullivanThe Secrets of Happy Families by Bruce FeilerThe Intentional Family #4: Family Core ValuesThe Intentional Family #5: Family Core Values, Part 2

Mike and Rachel discuss a couple of assessment tools and share how insights from the results have helped them play to their strengths and work together more effectively.Love + Work by Marcus BuckinghamBookworm #149: Love + WorkStrengthsFinderKolbe Type AThe Story of You by Ian Morgan CronBookworm #151: The Story of YouThe Intentional Family #62: Birthdays

Rachel shares several parenting books and practical takeaways from each.Intentional Family #46: Top Books We Read (& Lessons We Learned) in 2021Intentional Family #54: How Are You Smart?The Whole-Brain Child by Daniel Siegel & Tina Payne BrysonThe Secrets of Happy Families by Bruce FeilerMama Bear Apologetics by Hillary Morgan FerrerHow to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber3 Big Questions for a Frantic Family by Patric LencioniDare to Discipline by Dr. James DobsonPreparing for Adolescence by Dr. James DobsonThe Strong-Willed Child by Dr. James DobsonBringing Up Girls by Dr. James DobsonBringing Up Boys by Dr. James Dobson

Rachel shares personal stories from her own life of how love helped her develop her faith and overcome fear.This Present Darkness by Frank PerettiPicture of Jonathan

Rachel & Mike explain the motivation behind one of their core values and share why the world of the generous keeps getting larger.The Intentional Family #64: Meet the BuhligsBookwormLiminal Thinking by Dave GrayThe Great Mental Models, Volume 2ProductivityistMacSparkyLifeonaireThe Intentional Family #62: Birthdays

Rachel interviews Joe & Becky Buhlig about their Sunday rituals, their motivation for homeschooling, and the story behind Acorn Ridge.BookwormJoe’s websiteHow Joe Buhlig’s Shabbat Helps Him Stay IntentionalAcorn Ridge

Rachel shares a valuable strategy for evaluating a school, program, or curriculum to help decide what is best for the long-term interest of your child.The Intentional Family #62: BirthdaysClassical Conversations catalogCatachesis wheelExample map

Rachel explains the history and evolution of birthdays along with examples of celebrating in a way that makes the recipient feel valued and loved.

Rachel and Mike discuss the destructive power of the little foxes in our lives, how to spot them, and what to do to guard against them.The Social DilemmaAtomic Habits by James ClearBookwormThe Messy Middle by Scott Belsky

Rachel shares the importance of choosing what is most important in the moment through a story of two sisters.The Productivity Project by Chris BaileyKenneth Wuest translation