Dear brothers and sisters;
In the Book of Deuteronomy Moses restated the covenant of God's commitment to His people. In chapter 6:5-9 is perhaps the greatest command to all of us and our children, and an important part of Moses' message to His people.
Deuteronomy 6:5-9, 5 You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. 6 And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. 7 You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. 8 You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. 9 You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.
My wife and I lost our child to a 6 month miscarriage back in 1985. We never had children after that but have helped raise 2 nephews and a 4 year old niece in our home with their parents. It hasn't been easy and it's still challenging today. We still manage to co-exist in our home along the lines of a Christian foundation and in many ways it has been a blessing.
Our 17 year old nephew will graduate from high school in a month and is already preparing for community college. Our 15 year is completing his freshman year in high school but is extremely quiet and most of the time we don't know what's on his mind. Our 4 year old niece just celebrated her birthday and is one of the most delightful people we have ever met.
We strive to paint love, peace, safety and nurturing on the doorposts given to our children, but along with that comes the social hardships of living in these times and when it is brought up in the home.
Is social unrest an example of the foundation behind closed doors with the family? Are parents solely responsible?
How do we set the example as parents and adult family to our children? There is no one for all answer so I'd like to listen as others share in this thread.
I'll share more later.
God bless you all, your children and families.
In the Book of Deuteronomy Moses restated the covenant of God's commitment to His people. In chapter 6:5-9 is perhaps the greatest command to all of us and our children, and an important part of Moses' message to His people.
Deuteronomy 6:5-9, 5 You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. 6 And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. 7 You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. 8 You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. 9 You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.
My wife and I lost our child to a 6 month miscarriage back in 1985. We never had children after that but have helped raise 2 nephews and a 4 year old niece in our home with their parents. It hasn't been easy and it's still challenging today. We still manage to co-exist in our home along the lines of a Christian foundation and in many ways it has been a blessing.
Our 17 year old nephew will graduate from high school in a month and is already preparing for community college. Our 15 year is completing his freshman year in high school but is extremely quiet and most of the time we don't know what's on his mind. Our 4 year old niece just celebrated her birthday and is one of the most delightful people we have ever met.
We strive to paint love, peace, safety and nurturing on the doorposts given to our children, but along with that comes the social hardships of living in these times and when it is brought up in the home.
Is social unrest an example of the foundation behind closed doors with the family? Are parents solely responsible?
How do we set the example as parents and adult family to our children? There is no one for all answer so I'd like to listen as others share in this thread.
I'll share more later.
God bless you all, your children and families.