FamilyNavigation.com » Our Transition http://www.familynavigation.com chasing family dreams Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:50:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Using Competition to Motivate Kids http://www.familynavigation.com/using-competition-to-motivate-kids/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://www.familynavigation.com/using-competition-to-motivate-kids/#comments Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:23:50 +0000 Martin Pedersen http://www.familynavigation.com/?p=3989

There is a reason why our website is called FamilyNavigation.com and not FamilyGotItAllFiguredOut.com.  We are sailing the wild seas of life with three young kids and we do not know which way to go but together we will figure it out.  We do not know what is best for our family all the time and we ...

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]]> http://www.familynavigation.com/using-competition-to-motivate-kids/feed/ 2 Thoughts on Sailing as a Kid – Lisa’s Story http://www.familynavigation.com/thoughts-on-sailing-as-a-kid-lisas-story/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://www.familynavigation.com/thoughts-on-sailing-as-a-kid-lisas-story/#comments Wed, 19 May 2010 03:58:19 +0000 Lisa Pedersen http://www.familynavigation.com/?p=3490

As a young creative “Vancouver Islander” I learned many things going sailing with my family and this is by no means a complete story.  I could write an entire book on the subject.  In an effort not to bore you I’ll try to make it somewhat short.

I was two when my parents first started taking my brother and I ...

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]]> http://www.familynavigation.com/thoughts-on-sailing-as-a-kid-lisas-story/feed/ 0 Growing Up a Sailor – Martin’s Story http://www.familynavigation.com/growing-up-a-sailor-martins-story/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://www.familynavigation.com/growing-up-a-sailor-martins-story/#comments Mon, 17 May 2010 05:19:09 +0000 Martin Pedersen http://www.familynavigation.com/?p=3474

Lisa and I together are trying to create a slower paced world to raise our kids in.  We both place a lot of value in not cramming our day with a lot of activities and just let the day happen.  We have done a lot of travelling together and even then we would always go at ...

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]]> http://www.familynavigation.com/growing-up-a-sailor-martins-story/feed/ 0 Our Top 10 Family Lifestyle Overhaul Songs http://www.familynavigation.com/our-top-10-family-lifestyle-overhaul-songs/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://www.familynavigation.com/our-top-10-family-lifestyle-overhaul-songs/#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2010 04:32:50 +0000 Martin Pedersen http://www.familynavigation.com/?p=3156 It is almost a year since we made this huge leap in our lives so to celebrate 1 year of change… time to make a mixed tape!!  Here are the top 10 songs from our song library that seem to fit to what we are trying to accomplish; at least in the way that we interpreted them.  I realized ...

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]]> http://www.familynavigation.com/our-top-10-family-lifestyle-overhaul-songs/feed/ 2 What if We Didn’t Jump? http://www.familynavigation.com/what-if-we-didnt-jump/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://www.familynavigation.com/what-if-we-didnt-jump/#comments Sat, 10 Apr 2010 03:40:44 +0000 Martin Pedersen http://www.familynavigation.com/?p=3029

A year ago we made a huge decision to take an enormous leap.  I quit my steady, fairly well paying job, with no fail proof plan in place and moved my family (with 3 kids under 5) to a smaller town .  We decided to step into the unknown and figure it out as we go ...

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]]> http://www.familynavigation.com/what-if-we-didnt-jump/feed/ 0 Friendliness Quotient http://www.familynavigation.com/friendliness-quotient/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://www.familynavigation.com/friendliness-quotient/#comments Fri, 26 Mar 2010 03:06:32 +0000 Martin Pedersen http://www.familynavigation.com/?p=2708

One of the factors that we used when we were choosing the best town as a base for our lifestyle overhaul was something I call the friendliness quotient.  I find that mathematical names make things sound important but it really is not analytical at all instead it is a feeling you get about a place.  How friendly ...

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]]> http://www.familynavigation.com/friendliness-quotient/feed/ 0 Our Struggles With Infertility http://www.familynavigation.com/our-struggles-with-infertility/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://www.familynavigation.com/our-struggles-with-infertility/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:14:34 +0000 Lisa Pedersen http://www.familynavigation.com/?p=2553

Last week the Calgary Regional Fertility Program held their annual Images of Hope Fundraiser.  We participated by submitting the following story and photograph.  The Generations of Hope website states their mission as: Through the Generations of Hope Fertility Assistance Fund, patients for whom IVF treatment is a challenging financial option can receive support for treatment at the ...

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]]> http://www.familynavigation.com/our-struggles-with-infertility/feed/ 2 Changes to FamilyNavigation.com http://www.familynavigation.com/changes-to-familynavigation-com/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://www.familynavigation.com/changes-to-familynavigation-com/#comments Fri, 15 Jan 2010 22:43:31 +0000 Martin & Lisa Pedersen http://www.familynavigation.com/?p=1563

Martin and Lisa are proud to announce that we will be making some content changes to FamilyNavigation.com.  After writing the blog, Balanced Family Life Review – 6 Months On, we realized that we had a lot we wanted to accomplish this year.  We decided that we should come up with some challenges based around these goals and ...

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