Whew!
Last week…
was a whirlwind one…
here at our house…
culminating…
in the wedding…
of my nephew Nicholas.
It’s given me…
cause to ponder…
the power of relationships…
within families.
This week…
will feature…
posts celebrating…
this subject.
At the same time…
I realize…
for some…
memories of family…
don’t coincide…
with celebrations at all.
I also believe…
that each of us…
has the ability…
to change history…
and cycles.
A family…
and home…
wield incredible power…
to teach…
train…
model…
embrace…
nurture…
guide…
and love unconditionally.
They afford us…
the privilege of not only leading…
but also being led…
of molding and refining…
while being shaped…
and defined ourselves.
I hope your desire…
and commitment…
is to build and nurture…
great ones.
A legacy…
is built…
one day…
one lesson…
one affirmation…
at a time.
“It ought to be so, in every well-ordered home, that a child can find more pleasure at home than away from home…Wiser parents secure to their children such home amusements as cannot be indulged in to the same advantage outside of that home.” ~ H. Clay Trumbull, Hints on Child-Training, 1890
“You as a parent have a big advantage in teaching your child simply because you are the parent. The most significant people in a young child’s life are usually his mom and dad…You may think that you’re something less than the world’s best parent. You might also think that you can’t possibly educate your child as well as a state certified teacher might. But because, subjectively, you are the most significant and important person in the world to your child, you have greater credibility with him and can get more mileage out of instructional time than anyone else could. And that is an objective reality.” – Gregg Harris, The Christian Home School, Wolgemuth & Hyatt Publishers, 1988
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