Here is a great blog from a friend that I wanted to share to get you started thinking about ideas to serve with your family this summer. "The Kids are Out of School - Now What?"
Please share a comment on any family-friendly serving ideas you have. I will build a page of ideas as they are shared.
Over the next two weeks,
I am planning specific weekly summer "field trips" for my family. I
will share the planning process, resources, and my experience in researching
needs in this blog.
I was so proud of my 10 year old last weekend. He was playing at the park with a few neighborhood friends. There were some kids being mean to one of his friends. They took a ball and wouldn't give it back. My son advised his friend to go home and tell his mom, because the boys were not budging on giving the ball back.
After my son and his friend walked away from the situation, my son went back to get his friend's ball and return it to him. How he handled this situation showed great maturity and self-control. He knew when to walk away, let things cool down, and when to act. His compassion kicked in and he stood up (without physical force or negative talk) for the underdog.
Our kids see more than we realize. This summer's journey for purposeful moments to serve others is just a drop in the bucket in comparison to the moments our kids see us serve others unintentionally (from the heart and in the moment). Who their friends are and the values they see them demonstrate are invaluable. We can plan all the activities we want and they are good times that honor God and teach our children, but nothing replaces what their little eyes see and ears hear in the daily moments as we lead them to be more like Jesus.
"Encourage young men to be self-controlled. In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness, and soundness of speech" . . . Titus 2:6-8
Friends of a Feather . . .
I was so proud of my 10 year old last weekend. He was playing at the park with a few neighborhood friends. There were some kids being mean to one of his friends. They took a ball and wouldn't give it back. My son advised his friend to go home and tell his mom, because the boys were not budging on giving the ball back. After my son and his friend walked away from the situation, my son went back to get his friend's ball and return it to him. How he handled this situation showed great maturity and self-control. He knew when to walk away, let things cool down, and when to act. His compassion kicked in and he stood up (without physical force or negative talk) for the underdog.
Our kids see more than we realize. This summer's journey for purposeful moments to serve others is just a drop in the bucket in comparison to the moments our kids see us serve others unintentionally (from the heart and in the moment). Who their friends are and the values they see them demonstrate are invaluable. We can plan all the activities we want and they are good times that honor God and teach our children, but nothing replaces what their little eyes see and ears hear in the daily moments as we lead them to be more like Jesus.
"Encourage young men to be self-controlled. In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness, and soundness of speech" . . . Titus 2:6-8
Character building stuff! So often we are quick to respond and reciprocity is quite difficult to rise above, but Deason exampled we are called to "be ye separate" You should be proud, his future is going to be filled with reaping the avoidance of negative confrontations! PTL!
ReplyDeleteAwesome! Way to go, Deason!
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