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