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Holiday Traditions: Please Pass the Stuffing and a Double Portion of Your Time

Traditions, we all remember them. Aunt Mary'sand time to a charity or organization. Just
traditional pecan pie at Thanksgiving...goingby showing a child firsthand that there are
to grandpa's house and climbing into his easykids in their neighbordhood that are much
chair to smell the mixture of cigar smoke andless fortunate than they are will put a whole
sweet smelling soap on Christmas morning.new spin on their reality.Homeless shelters,
The reason we all remember traditions so wellsoup kitchens and battered women's shelters
is because they were a staple of our youth.are all excellent examples of places that
A memory that became so ingrained in ourneed help and can teach your kids a valuable
minds that it has stuck with us. Experts saylesson. Some children even begin looking
that as we age and our memories begin toforward to serving at these places and vow to
fail, we tend to retain early childhooddedicate their lives to service from these
memories from our past much longer than thoseearly experiences. Even if they do not enjoy
memories created just recently. If memoriesvolunteering, kids learn not to take
from our childhood are so robust then we needeverything for granted in their own lives and
to begin creating positive memories in ourbecome more appreciative of their own
children's lives so they can cling to themblessings. A tradition of giving of yourself
indefinately.Think of some of the traditionsand your family is a great start, but you may
you value in your own life. These values andhave your own ideas of what traditions you
morals are what you want to instill in yourwant to begin. Think back to your childhood
own children's lives. For myself, I wouldand conjure up memories of lessons you
like to pass down a tradition of giving to mylearned and what took place. Maybe it was
children that they can cling to in theirvisiting an aunt's farm to pick berries and
adult years. For as long as I can remember,feed the animals. Or maybe it was camping out
I have desired to show my kids how importantat a lake with your family and catching your
the giving of my time, money or resources is.dinner. Start creating your own traditions
Unfortunately, I have not taken the actionnow for your children, so they can have a
step of physically doing it. Just imaginingstorehouse of memories they can pass on to
our entire family volunteering at a soupthe next generation.Beth Rimstidt is a stay
kitchen ... or even talking to my childrenat home mom of two young children. She is
about it seems nice but it is not enough.passionate about helping parents teach
Kids need to see their parents actuallychildren how to gain the favor of God by
walking the walk, not just talking thelearning his promises,character and laws. For
talk.If your kids are starting to sound likefurther information visit to find free, kid
a broken record at the store, begging forfriendly lessons that grab a child's
everything and whining when they don'tattention while teaching them God's precious
receive it,then it may be time to begin aword.
family tradition of giving of your resources



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