When will I see you next?

Be intentional about who you spend your time with. To have a relationship rich life we are intentional about whom we spend our time with. Our goal is to be with this family once a month. Family can be one of the greatest influencers and strengths in a person’s life. I married a man who has a twin brother and a best friend for life. This strong tie carries over to our kids. We are intentional about investing in this relationship; it's a priority we have all talked about together.

To have a relationship rich life:
1. Decide who are the people we want to be closely connected with?
2. Set a realistic goal of how often you'd like to get together.
3. Communicate your desire and talk it out with those people.
4. Do your best. Give grace. Have fun.

Here is how this looks for Scott and Jeff. They talk a lot. We Face Time often! As for getting together, we live 90 minutes away. We decided once a month is ideal and realistic goal to get together. Between birthdays and holidays we are pretty good at keeping this goal. Each month it looks different. Some months it's just the girls, sometimes the guys take the kids out, sometimes it's an all-family gathering, and some months it just doesn't work. When we get together we know we are wisely investing in relationships that strengthen our family. We wrap up our time together with this question: "When will we see you next?”

Challenge: Make a list of the people you want in your life and a plan to see them.