Honor & Commitment: Standard Life Operating Guidelines for Firefighters & Their Families

by Lori Mercer

Overview

Your firefighter family is unique, but you’re not alone.

Among the unexpected overtime calls, the washing machine full of fire T-shirts, and constantly answering “Will daddy be home tomorrow?...you need a little extra grace, a big sense of humor, and a special type of support in order to thrive.

Honor & Commitment: Standard Life Operating Guidelines for Firefighters and Their Families brings you a fresh look at the fire life, along with practical guidance and resources you can use right away to live a life of inspiration and courage, rooted in strong family ties.

In this book, you’ll find:

• Real-life stories from firefighter families, that only someone like you can relate to.

• Time-tested, realistic advice on everything from managing family schedules to what to do at home after a difficult call.

• Discussion questions to open up communication with your first family or your firefighter family.

• Support during the times when your marriage feels challenged by the fire life, and the encouragement and straightforward guidance you need to keep your connection strong.

• Carefully-chosen resources for everyone in the family.

Written by Lori Mercer, firefighter wife and founder of 24-7 COMMITMENT, this book is drawn from her work with thousands of firefighter families—and her own days and nights in the trenches of family life.

Whether you’re new to the firefighter life or you’ve been living it for years, Lori shares what it takes to bring honor and commitment not only to firefighting—but also to marriage, family, and every other area of life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780692686973
Publisher:	24-7 COMMITMENT
Publication date:	04/06/2016
Pages:	348
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.72(d)

About the Author

Wife, mother and career woman, Lori Mercer stepped away from a well-established corporate career so she could serve an under reached audience. After 22 years of corporate leadership, technical roles, product marketing, R&D, and business strategy development, she found a new challenge and a new mission: to create, inspire, and make change for the good. That mission has led her into heartfelt service of firefighters and their families.

Lori Mercer is the wife of a firefighter, mother of 4, and a long-time career woman. After 22 years of corporate leadership in technical roles, product marketing, and business strategy development, she chose to step away in order to serve an under reached audience. She found a new challenge, and a new mission: to create, inspire, and make change for the good. That mission has led her into heartfelt service of firefighters and their families.

As founder of the non-profit 24-7 COMMITMENT, Lori Mercer has helped thousands of firefighter families thrive in the sometimes thrilling, sometimes challenging world of firefighting.

With the support of her firefighter husband, Dan, the mission of 24-7 COMMITMENT is to grow safe, encouraging communities and to be a resource specifically for marriage and family of first responders.