My friend Maria shared a sad article today.
She also, however, shared some quotes of hope.
I particularly liked the one below and so I stole it for our family....
To maintain a joyful family requires much from both the parents and the children. Each member of the family has to become, in a special way, the servant of the others. Pope John Paul II
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That is one of my favorite quotes from JPII...and it's not a popular concept that parents are in service to their children :-) nor is it easy!
I agree sabine - and I like the quote so much that I now have it on the fridge as part of our refrigerator strewing. :-)
Ladies,
That's my favorite quote of his as well and one he modeled so beautifully.
I've been thinking alot about disciplining my children lately and the example of JPII is always one I consider.
He was so gentle and so loving.
How do I mirror that?
Its a challenge, isn't it?
One thing I like to do is to try to consciously smile more - smiling makes me feel happier and makes me nicer and the kids respond to a smile better than to a frown ( oh, so does dh! :-) ).
I agree, Leonie. One thing I remembered today was how much playing and silliness help inspire good behavior as well. Maybe a better way to say it is that it releases tension and silliness can prevail and problems are solved because the tension is broken. Kwim?
I think I used alot of prepositions to make that point.
I take your point Maria - soemtimes play and silliness are important.
Actually, in the Fundamentals of Homeschooling, Ann Lahrson-Fisher lists four habits of learning - and play is one of them. Maybe it is also a habit important in relationships?
Leonie,
I read this quote to my dh today and we've decided to adopt it as our family motto!
Yippee!
WTG!
As I said - We have it on our fridge for our "current" quote...
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