Do you know what your destination in life is? Without a clear destination you will find yourself and your family wandering aimlessly through life or perhaps arriving at a place that you don't want to be. Having a purpose and a plan will help you get where you want to go.
I would invite you to develop a family mission statement. Your mission statement should reflect your goals, values, and morals. What are you trying to accomplish with your children? What will your children learn from you? What will your children teach your grandchildren? What will the great-grandchildren carry on? In the business of everyday life it is easy to forget that daily habits and attitudes can carry on far beyond your lifetime.
I want to leave this world a better place and I want my children to also make a positive contribution to others. Here is my family's mission statement:
Our family will strive to discover our God given gifts and talents. We will develop those gifts and use them to further God's kingdom in service to others.
Let the journey begin!
Some example mission statements (one personal, the other for a family):
ReplyDelete** A good soldier, who served his country, and loved his family. --General Schwartzkoff
** The mission of our family is to create a nuturing place of faith, order, truth, love, happiness and relaxation, and to provide opportunity for each person to become responsibly independent and effectively interdependent in order to serve worth purposes in society. -- Steven R. Covey's family mission statement