UPLIFTING OUR CHILDREN BEGINS WITH PRAYER
MY OLDEST SON ELIJAH, MY BABY PATRICK JR. AND MY DAUGHTER LYRIC |
I HAVE 3 BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN ELIJAH IS 19, LYRIC IS 14 AND THE BABY PATRICK IS 11. I HAVE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT MYSELF RAISING THESE CHILDREN AND THE MOST IMPORTANT LESSON THAT I HAVE LEARNED IS TO PRAISE AND UPLIFT THEM DAILY! MY HUSBAND HAS A WAY OF IMPLEMENTING THESE WORDS DAILY BY GIVING MY 19 YEAR OLD HIS DAILY DOSE OF REALITY. HE EXPLAINS TO HIM THE IMPORTANCE OF STAYING FOCUSED AND LIVING THE LIFE THAT GOD HAS PLANNED FOR HIM. IT STARTS AND ENDS WITH OUR TALK TO HIM ABOUT HOW PROUD WE ARE OF HIM AND ALL OF HIS ACHIEVEMENTS....
THE DEFINITION OF PRAISE IS TO GIVE
VALUE, TO UPLIFT, TO MAGNIFY, TO HONOR,
TO COMMEND AND TO APPLAUD.
WE AS PARENTS NEED TO APPLY THIS DEFINITION TO OUR CHILDREN.
NOTHING CREATES MORE HOPE AND MORE HAPPINESS IN OUR CHILDREN'S HEART THAN "KNOWING" THAT THEY HAVE PARENTS WHO BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE CAPABLE OF GREATNESS. THEY HAVE TO "KNOW IT" THEY HAVE TO "FEEL IT". WE CAN SAY IT EVERYDAY BUT WE HAVE TO MAKE OUR CHILDREN "BELIEVE IT" SO THAT THEY CAN IN TURN LIVE UP TO THEIR POTENTIAL.
WHEN A CHILD COMES TO THEIR PARENT FEELING DOWN AND NEEDING A BOOST OF SUPPORT, OUR JOB AS PARENTS IS TO SHOW THEM HOW WORTHY AND HOW MAGNIFICENT THEY REALLY ARE. LAYING DOWN THE FOUNDATION FOR THEM TO BE SUCCESSFUL STARTS AT HOME WITH US AS PARENTS.
THAT IS WHY IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO INSPIRE AND PRAISE OUR CHILDREN. BECAUSE WHEN WE SUPPLY ALL THE TOOLS NECESSARY FOR SUCCESS, OUR CHILDREN WILL TURN THEIR DREAMS INTO REALITY. IT IS SO IMPORTANT FOR OUR CHILDREN TO KNOW THAT WE ARE COMMITTED TO THEM. SO EVERY DAY WE HAVE TO LEAD BY EXAMPLE. IT STARTS AND ENDS WITH HOW WE AS PARENTS CHOSE TO LIVE OUR LIVES AND HOW WE CHOSE TO RAISE OUR CHILDREN. GOD HAS A PLAN FOR ALL OF OUR CHILDREN AND WE HAVE TO GIVE OUR CHILDREN THE TOOLS THAT THEY NEED TO NAVIGATE AND REACH THEIR GOALS. THOSE TOOLS ARE LOVE, PRAISE, RESPECT AND ENCOURAGEMENT THEY ALL GO HAND IN HAND WITH THE TEACHINGS OF THE BIBLE.
PRAISE OUR CHILDREN.
Originally posted in 2011
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Amen..Praise our children!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteSometimes you read things that you think are especially for you - this is one of them. THANK YOU!
ReplyDeleteGlad this post was helpful Stephanie!
Delete@Brittany....Thank you for your comment
ReplyDeleteYOU ARE SO RIGHT LASHON...THESE TOOLS ARE ALL PART OF ENCOURAGING YOUR KIDS AND TEACHING THEM STRAIGHT VALUES FROM A BIBLE STANDPOINT. .
ReplyDelete@Joyce..Amen! You said it all right there! Thanks for taking the time and sharing your point of view. I appreciate it. God Bless.
ReplyDeleteDay after day I read your blog and I am inspired to be a better wife but mostly a better mother. Your kids are always smiling and I admire that about you Lashon. Love your blog by the way!
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ReplyDeleteLove the way that god has touched your heart and influenced your parenting Approach!
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ReplyDeleteI love your site Lashon. So thanks for sharing everything.
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