Making impressions on our children involves intentional communication of love and values. Being a good model means embracing a life filled with integrity. It involves compassion and caring for others, and it also takes responsibility for mistakes and asks for forgiveness.
June is the season of promotions, graduations, and weddings! As each stage of life leads to more independence, it is good to reflect, “Am I creating a home environment that draws the family back home?” Is home a welcome place for my kids and their friends? Will my college student want to come back for holidays and school breaks? When she gets married, will they initiate visits? When he has his own…
Continuing off our previous post on Impressing Forever Values, we are addressing the next six freedoms God gives us as we learn to relate to others. Freedom #5 Honor your father and your mother . . . Exodus 20:12 [NIV] Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise— “so that it may go well with you…
Our values can be seen by our attitudes and actions. As we raise our children, we hope to impress upon them Forever Values that will steer their decision making. Forever Values are based on principles and stand the test of time and culture. They help us create the atmosphere of our home. God showed His people the true function and beauty of His values known as the Ten Commandments [Exodus…
