Brent reflects on two recent events in his life in relation to the end of life. One involved a tragic boating accident that Brent was part of the rescue operation, while the other was a celebration of life.

In this episode I had the pleasure of speaking with the Honorable Julie Schafer, a judge on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. But Julie wasn’t always set on a life on the bench. Starting in the Fashion Industry, we follow Julie's journey from OH to CA.

Doug and Michelle Flory are definitely not your average couple.  When faced with the reality of Doug being diagnosed with Early Onset Parkinson’s, they knew that their life would not be the same.   But rather than sitting around and wishing things were different they decided to take advantage of his relatively good health and radically change their lives.  They wanted to share the sense of adventure of traveling with their 6 kids that Michelle experienced growing up, so they decided to try full time RV living.

They down-sized from their 6000’ sq. ft. house into a 45’ fifth wheel camper and headed out on the open road.  With little camping experience they have been learning the ins and outs as well as the pros and cons of the RVing life style.  They have been able to share great adventures with their kids all while managing Roadschooling (homeschooling while traveling) for their 6 kids of various ages.   In addition they have been able to help expose their kids to many other groups and religions they might not have gotten to experience if they had stayed at home in their sticks and bricks house.   It hasn’t always been easy, but they have embraced the speed bumps of the journey through life.

They document their travels on their YouTube channel The Flory Story and also on Instagram.

 
:44 Their Youtube channel,  The Flory Story and Instagram account, The Flory Story
:58 Doug was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease in his mid 40’s and they decided to hit the road and show their children the country while Doug was still healthy.
2:40 Before the diagnosis they had an interest in traveling in an RV with their children, ages 3 to 13years old, to expose them to different places and ideas and the concerns they had to take care of before they started.
4:00 At age 45, Doug was experiencing tremors and the diagnostic process was started.
4:50 They realized they would have to look at life differently.
5:20 Michelle talks about her dreams of exploring the country and her travel plans.
5:55 Michelle’s daughter showed them a YouTube video about a RV family and it created an interest in actually having the dream become a reality.
6:35 Brent asked if there were any moments of doubt about the decision they were making and Michelle affirmed there were and occasionally they still have questions about it. Doug feels that many of the YouTube videos glamorize the RV life while they focus on the real world aspect of traveling with 6 children.
7:55 Michelle explains that they aren’t campers and Doug had to learn how to back up their fifth wheel and they laugh at some of the newbie mistakes they made.
8:58 Michelle talks about why you really have to have a purpose for doing this because it can be hard and the purpose is what keeps you on track.
9:25 Brent inquires about how they travel. Michelle and Doug drive two vehicles, Doug, the truck with the fifth wheel with th

Host Brent Krizo on what will be covered in the podcast. The show shares stories of people who have created a life of their dreams, where they have taken Lifestyle Design from a feel good concept and made it their reality.