The Ohana Adventure

We have 6 kids, but now have 3 kids and three adults in our family. We learned long ago that each child had their own personality, their own psychosis and way of thinking! We needed to learn how each was an individual and how to parent to that individuality! this is how we cam up with our unfair parenting method.

Rachel was still a teenager when we got married 2 days after my 22nd birthday! This rubbed many the wrong way and also empowered others to try and dictate how we dated, arranged our wedding and lived our life! Did we listen to them, yes. Did we do as they dictated, NO! we were young but not stupid and started this journey together 24 years ago and are still going strong! Come along for this spicy episode where we go over our dating trials, engagement fiascos and marriage lessons w...

Did you talk to your parents about hard things? Do you want your kids to feel safe confiding in you with some of the harder things they are going through? We have tested eating at the table together daily, creating a separate safe space to talk about the hard things, going on individual dates with each kids and many more ways to create relationships that will allow our kids to feel comfortable talking to us. we share all of them here hoping that one or even a few may help others! Join i...

In my family we have multiple generations of family members who have served missions for The Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints or if you prefer the uneducated term... a Mormon mission. Our Church has kept the same name since the 1830's but the catchy phrase Mormons stuck with detractors of the church and still remains.

We have been parents of 6 kids for over 20 years and in this episode we go over what we set up when the kids were young to prepare them for the time they would move out, find their path and eventually get married if thats what they wanted! We made so many mistakes along the way and so many great choices... and well line them up in todays episode.

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What if finding balance in life meant moving halfway across the world? Our journey from the fast-paced hustle of YouTube fame to the serene landscapes of Scotland has been nothing short of transformative. We kick off Season 4 of Raising Ohana by sharing personal stories from our whirlwind collaborations with household names like Disney and Lego, and the toll that lifestyle took on our health. Hear how the pandemic brought an unexpected pause, forcing us to reevaluate our priorities and embrac...

Each of our kids has moved out at 17yrs old. Each of them has graduated Highschool early and left to College early. We were told this wasn't possible for "home schoolers" and have loved how this has happened over the years to each of our kids. What is so interesting is that each one of our children is so different from the rest but this has worked so well for each of them in different ways. tune in, comment down below and join the conversation.

After serving and doing hard work we always try to have a fun adventure to solidify the earlier experiences and lace them with adventure! An African Safari is one of the most adventurous things weve done! Lions eating Zebras, Elephants chasing you and Baboons almost jumping into your vehicle was only the beginning!

We left our home full of hope and excitement for our humanitarian trip to Uganda Africa! Whatever could go wrong did! Stay tuned for tips and tricks of what to do while travelling internationally in the new normal!

The universe, our planet, our continent, even the Atom are filled with mostly blank space. Why don't we make time and space for it!? Here's how!

We got caught in the TEXAS frozen storm and nearly died. But you won't believe the blessings we have seen in our life and how if we open our eyes you can see divine intervention in beautiful ways. We have been fortunate to help a friend in the most unexpected ways, to meet the perfect person for our upcoming business venture.