Christina made a great point I want to highlight. She talked about the tone we set as mothers. What do my kids hear all morning? How do we start our day? Do my kids hear constant griping to get ready, etc… What is the tone of our home? How do I set it for each day?
She connected this point with the family mission statement. If our family purpose is to create a calm and encouraging environment, yelling and nagging as we hurry out the door does not help us accomplish this goal. It simply creates another check on my attitude as we take on the day. Paul and I have not yet created a mission statement, but there have been a number of hectic mornings that I think, \”This is not what I want for my children. This is not the environment I want to give them…\” I treasure these little nuggets of wisdom that are slowly changing me and grwoing me, in a very healthy direction.
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