Signs, Symbols, and Sayings
What are some impactful signs, symbols or sayings that you pass along to your children? These can be tangible or intangible.
One example is that I begin and end each day by telling my children, " I am very blessed to have you as my child" they respond (usually), " I'm very blessed to have you as my daddy". that sounds simple, but you would be amazed at how this makes you both feel. I do this with my bride as well.
One example is that I begin and end each day by telling my children, " I am very blessed to have you as my child" they respond (usually), " I'm very blessed to have you as my daddy". that sounds simple, but you would be amazed at how this makes you both feel. I do this with my bride as well.
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Permalink Reply by Todd Hilton on -
This is a picture that we take each year of all of our footprints on vacation.
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Permalink Reply by Jay Cookingham on -
We have two sayings that we speak about all the time.
1. Nothing is more important than loving each other.
2. Whoever walks through our front door is either someone we love or needs to be loved.
Following these has helped my children (and me) be gracious hosts too alot of different folk
and has expanded their hearts.
Great question bro'
Jay
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Permalink Reply by Jones Doughton on -
My son is three. I started from the get go to tell him I loved him. Based on input from "Raising a Modern Day Knight" and Men's Fraternity-both by Robert Lewis-I began to tell him on a regular basis that I was proud of him and I would praise something he did. Recently as he played he looked up at me and said, "Daddy, I am so proud of you." I am sure he does not fully understand what it means to be proud of someone, but he knows it is part of the language of love. I need to think about other sayings to use to introduce and reinforce our values. Jones
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Permalink Reply by Todd Hilton on
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I have the opportunity to take my 3 oldest to school with me every morning. During this 20 minute commute, we go over our plans for the day. As we pass over the railroad bridge, we grab all of our troubles and throw them on the tracks. My kids love doing this, and will remind me that the bridge is coming if I seem to have forgotten. Then, as we pass a local church, we "grab some God" and fill in the space where our troubles had been. My 5yr old daughter brought it to may attention one day that she had grabbed some "extra" God. When I asked her what she intended to do with it, she informed me that she had a friend that needed it. What a great feeling this gave me. God is soooooo good to me.
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Permalink Reply by Jones Doughton on
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That is great! I take my son to day school two of the three mornings he attends. We usually listen to some children's praise music or band music by the Auburn or LSU bands (I was raised ACC and I married into a SEC family). He does recognize crosses and will tell me when he sees one and he LOVES trains. I think I can begin to work with those symbols-just need to keep it at a three year old level. Also, as I type it dawned on me that I am teaching him as I sing songs to him. I would never make the choir, but I began to sing to him at an early age. "All of the sudden" he began to sing the songs back to me. Some songs are UNC fight songs, some are country (we both like "Amarillo by Morning"), and some are simple songs of faith-like "Jesus loves me". That is a way to make an impact early. Jones
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Permalink Reply by Gary Taylor on -
I needed a biz break and chanced on this discussion. Perhaps slightly off topic, but worth tossing in here. My soninlaw the wild-hearted therapist deals with the irony of loving sibling fighting and other conflicts. When he (and mom) identify the offending party he guides them past the habitual and usually shallow, "I'm sorry" by requiring "I was wrong to ______. Will you forgive me?" The response, of course, is, "Yes I forgive you for _______." It's a touching and instructional scene. I noticed how it set the model for the parents and for us,the visiting grandparents. We all seem to tread more lightly in areas of "optional offense" because the price is public family contrition.
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Permalink Reply by Todd Hilton on
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Gary this was not off topic at all. This modeling of the proper way to handle conflict will carry these children a long way. How many times do we see situations such as this handled wrongly? Thanks for sharing this example.
Blessings,
Todd
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Permalink Reply by Jones Doughton on
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One of my college buddies was very good about apologizing in that manner. Not only is it clear-"I am sorry I did 'x'/I was wrong to do 'x'" but by asking for forgiveness it calls for a response from the other person. Jones
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Permalink Reply by Tim Corzine on -
One of my favorite things to do with my two girls is to drive out into the country at night and stare at the stars. Those are great moments to talk about how big God is and how beautiful His world is.
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Permalink Reply by Joseph on -
One thing I try to pass on to my daughter is that there is absoluelty nothing that she can do that will make me love her any less. I love her, not because of what she does, but because of who she is. I also tell her that God loves in this same way. God will always love you because you were made with a glorious heart in his image.
Lately, my daughter, now five, has said that she is getting frustrated because when she prays, God doesn't talk back to her, and God does not answer her prayers right away. My wife and I give her examples of God talking to us without using words, and that all our pryares will be answered someday, and we must be patient and know that God will always do what's best for us.
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Permalink Reply by Tony Clay on -
Thanks for sharing this site with me!The Lord has been so good to me,and I Love to talk to positive people to keep me in my right frame of mind!TOGETHER WE STAND!NOTHING can break my bond of fellowship with you! God Bless.
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