I am so thankful to be in a mom\’s group. I benefit as a woman and mother, and my children do as well. I learn and grow… The next few posts will be based on the notes I took at a recent meeting that Christina Veatch spoke at. Because I came away with so much info, I am trying to separate the themes and post small chunks of info… This one is about creating a family mission/purpose statement.
Create a family mission/purpose statement, it drives your intentionality. Christina recommended
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families
by Stephen Covey. Doing something like this helps create a filter for the family, so when options (more soccer, sleep-overs, car pooling, or bigger things) arise, one can reference the statement and see how that fits with the focus of where we desire to go as a family.
[…] 11/7/2004 Setting the Tone Christina made a great point I want to highlight. She talked about the tone we set as mothers. What […]