Today at church for the 5th Sunday all the Priesthood and Relief Society Sisters met with the Bishopric in the Cultural Hall for an hour. It was fabulous! We were broken up into three different groups: parents with small children, parents with teenagers, and empty nesters. We were each to discuss the following questions keeping our specified age group in mind. The empty nesters were to relate traditions that were used in their homes and found to be successful.
1. What is a tradition (We always......)
2. How many traditions does my family have?
3. What sigificant traditions did I gain being raised in my home?
4. What are the most important traditions I want to pass on to my children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and friends?
5. What tradition will I strengthen, modify or start this week?
Topic Areas for Discussion:
1. Spiritual/religious
Reading the scriptures, prayers, honor Sabbath, missions, temple, Family Home Evening.
2. Finances
Saving, spending, investing, budgeting, etc.
3. Love/respect/kindness
Inter-spouse, between kids, between the whole family, etc.
4. Appropriate family time
Governance of TV, video games, sports, friend time, homework
5. Bonding/connection between family members
Vacations, holidays, birthdays, reunions
6. Service
7. Cultural
Greetings, ceremonies, holidays
8. Grandparents
Family memories, genealogy, blogs, e-mail, cell phones, reunions
9. Education
Reading to children, visit libraries, homework together each night
One of the things that each group strongly recommended was that families 'eat together at least their evening meals sitting around the table.
THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE FUN if you shared some of your traditions under 'comment' and how they have worked for your family.
Sunday, June 29, 2008
TRADITIONS
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Growing up, there were so many traditions I loved. Most of them probably fall around Thanksgiving and Christmas...
Playing ball at the church on holidays
Going to the movies on Thanksgiving
Secret Santas
Meeting on mom & dad's bed before going downstairs Christmas morning
Cutting down the Christmas tree
I look forward to having some of those same traditions as our kids get older. Right now, one of my favorites with my little family is FHE. We do pretty much the same thing every Monday night, and it sometimes is very short. As Ashley is getting older and able to talk more, she is answering more and more questions. It is so fun and rewarding to hear her answers and the new things she has learned. I love watching her and her dad play together after the lesson, too. Those are some of my favorite moments.
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