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\"Adrea<\/a><\/p>\n

Dear Joyce,<\/p>\n

Now that your children are grown, what do you think I should focus on as a mom?\u00c2\u00a0 I have three children, and I want to make sure I can look back 20 years from now and know that I did it \u00e2\u20ac\u0153right!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Thanks, Susan<\/p>\n

Dear Susan, <\/em><\/p>\n

I have been a mom for 40 years and now have a better<\/em> understanding that being a mom is a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153ministry\u00e2\u20ac\u009d with long range results that<\/em> impact generations.\u00c2\u00a0 I can see that who I was as a person made more of an<\/em> impact than what I did!\u00c2\u00a0 I would suggest that you focus on your character<\/em> issues and mentor your children on character because CHARACTER MATTERS!<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0 If you are not intentional on working on your flaws, you will be distracted by the<\/em> many obvious misbehaviors of your children.\u00c2\u00a0 If you are working on your flaws,<\/em> you will be able to talk to your children with authenticity.\u00c2\u00a0 Your example and your<\/em> teaching will have tremendous results.\u00c2\u00a0 You won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t see the ultimate impact now.<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0 Have a heart for God.\u00c2\u00a0 Keep growing.\u00c2\u00a0 Stay close to your kids so they will see the<\/em> reflection of Jesus in your life.\u00c2\u00a0 One of the best gifts you can give your children is<\/em> your long time commitment and caring love of your husband.<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0 Parents should not take all the credit or all the blame for the person their<\/em> child becomes.\u00c2\u00a0 The child also has to cooperate with the choices he makes.<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0 We have a responsibility to model character to our children, to mentor them,<\/em> and to ask for forgiveness when we fail.<\/em>
\n <\/em><\/p>\n

As moms, we are called to be faithful, no matter how our child behaves,<\/em> no matter what the outcome.\u00c2\u00a0 Explore practical ways to grow personally, in your<\/em> relationship with our spouse and to help your children grow up healthy.\u00c2\u00a0 Take<\/em> bite size portions.\u00c2\u00a0 One character quality shift a month, one better behavior<\/em> today.\u00c2\u00a0 When my music students practice, they get better at whatever they<\/em> rehearse.\u00c2\u00a0 Practice, practice, practice new behaviors.<\/em><\/p>\n

1 Timothy 4:15,16<\/em><\/strong><\/address>\n
Practice (immerse) yourself in them (Scripture, exhortation, and teaching)<\/em> so that all may see your progress.\u00c2\u00a0 Keep a close watch on yourself and the<\/em> teaching.\u00c2\u00a0 (ESV)<\/em><\/strong><\/address>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/address>\n
Galatians 5:22-23<\/em><\/strong><\/address>\n
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness,<\/em> goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/em><\/strong><\/address>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dear Joyce, Now that your children are grown, what do you think I should focus on as a mom?\u00c2\u00a0 I have three children, and I want to make sure I can look back 20 years from now and know that I did it \u00e2\u20ac\u0153right!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Thanks, Susan Dear Susan, I have been a mom for 40 years and now have a better understanding that being a mom is a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153ministry\u00e2\u20ac\u009d with… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":214,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,30,16,6,34,10],"tags":[44],"class_list":["post-208","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daughters","category-dear-joyce","category-fathers","category-mothers","category-parenting-2","category-sons","tag-character"],"yoast_head":"\nGrowing in Character - Warm an' Loving Ministries<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Warm an\u2019 Loving is a non-profit counseling and training center dedicated to helping heal individuals, couples, and families through professional counseling and seminars.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/warmanloving.org\/site\/growing-in-character\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Growing in Character - 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