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• Once there, we gather every morning for a one-hour devotional.
learned by gathering with some of America’s most successful entrepreneurs. And it’s a privilege now to share what I’ve learned and
• The one-hour devotional is broken into two or three segments, focused on Intellectual and Foundational Dimensions as well as a fun activity to engage the children.
honed over the years with you.
To give you an idea of what has worked for the Andrew family, here’s the general flow of things at our biannual retreats in Maui, Hawaii, where we gather with the entire family, including adult children and their families:
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We play, play, play the rest of the day.
• Then we gather for dinner at night and share I Remember When stories (one of our 3 Dimensional Wealth tools I talk about in my book, “Entitlement Abolition”).
• We typically get away together for 7–10 days.
• Before going, we determine a few things: primary purpose, secondary purpose, theme, and focused reading (uplifting books — one to read before arriving, one to read while there).
• We follow dinner with an hourlong session, again broken into two or three segments, including an insightful book we’re all
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The older kids (ages 12 and up) get the full-week experience; the kids ages 8 to 11 join them on Days 3 and 4, and finally the littles (ages 4 to 6) arrive for Days 5 and 6.
Every spring it starts — our daughters start asking, “When is it? Is it soon? How long do we have to wait?” They’re talking about the annual Family Retreat with a Purpose that my parents have designed exclusively for the grandkids, which they’ve affectionately named Grandpa’s Camp. I’m grateful to my parents, Doug and Sharee, for being the kind of grandparents that are so intentional about impacting their grandkids. They do so much for all of our kids year-round, but the biggest event is the week they dedicate every summer to hosting this intensive, wall-to-wall fun- and-values adventure just for the grandkids. It’s become legendary in our family — all of the cousins look forward to their time at the family cabin, soaking up experiences with their grandparents and each other.
Now that my daughters are older (almost 13 and 11), they get to help with the younger kids’ crafts and games, which they love. They can’t stop talking about the big-kid activities, like archery and zip-lining. And they also like the lessons on the theme each year (like the U.S. Constitution and Founding Fathers, the 10 Commandments, etc.). For Heather and I, we can’t say enough how happy we are that our daughters have these experiences to bond with their extended family and focus on values. (And sometimes it seems like they’re more open to hearing life advice from Grandma and Grandpa than us, and we’re perfectly fine with that!) If you’re a grandparent, think about holding your own Grandparents’ Camp. It doesn’t have to be a week away at a cabin — it can be a day or two at your home. Whatever you do, it’s a time to focus on fun and values, and make memories that can last a lifetime.
– Aaron Andrew
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