Posting this first blog from NZ where Kate and I are in the Marborough region after some work in Wellington. It is a short trip by ferry across Cook Strait and we have been having a couple of days break. One great thing we have done is to work on our family goals using Patrick Lencioni's book The Three Critical Questions for a Frantic Family. It is a great resource and helps to provide clarity about where to focus as a family: what makes your family unique and what is most important to have the greatest impact. We have found this really helpful in beginning to clarity what we feel God is calling us to in this next phase as we move back to the farm.
Patrick Lencioni is a Christian business consultant in the USA who has had an extraordinary impact on businesses and has used some of the principles to impact family life. I have included the link to his website which also contains some information about the model he uses:
http://www.tablegroup.com/books/frantic/
We are looking forward to seeing everyone on Sunday and starting the next phase of our life with no more travel to work in Sydney. While here, we found this wonderful card which we have included on this first blog - it could easily also be "facing the Son and heading into the wind"
Love to all
Kate and Reuben
