We had a long 22 hour trip home to Okinawa yesterday, giving me plenty of time to think about spiritual goals and what I’ll be trying to accomplish in the next six months. (We’re PCSing in July, making a natural break in our year.) Thought occurred to me that my children will be far more […]
Finding Solutions: Meaningful Conversation
A few months ago, I was praying about wisdom to talk with my children better. I get distracted easily when my children want to talk, and I’ve been dissatisfied with a lack of opportunity to talk once the day gets rolling. As they have gotten older, I’ve discovered that they aren’t always comfortable having conversations […]
Teaching How to Make Spiritual Goals
Last December I worked with my children to make goals. This was not an easy task! The first thing I did was ask them what they wanted to learn. What things do you want to learn this year? What things to you want to improve? Are there any bad habits that you want to stop, […]
Before They Leave Home
There are things I’d like my children to learn before they leave home. I’ve talked about some of these things, and taught them others, but because they have several years before they actually leave, they are still reacting to my plans as though I’m just dumping jobs on them so I can have less work. […]
