What Strong Families Have in Common Part 2

Strong Families Have Communion

In a survey, 1,500 children were asked, what makes families happy?
Over 90% gave the same answer. It wasn’t a big house or lots of money…it was “doing things together”.

Are we talking quality time or quantity time? Both!
One of the biggest false bills of goods we’re being sold these days is that it doesn’t matter how much time you spend, just make it quality time! Yes, it does matter.
Time together is how you get to know each other, really know each other in a deep way, where you can eventually see right into their heart just by looking into their eyes, and where you can tell when they’re lying right away!

Is your child shy or confident? Are they a leader or follower? What are their interests? What do they want to be someday? Who is their best friend, and why are they their best friend?
Some of you draw a blank at some of those questions, and the reason is how busy we are these days…we’re not spending enough time together.
Children spell love TIME / Men, you can say “love”, or you can demonstrate love by spending time w/ your wife.

Time with family says to them, you are a priority, I love you!
There’s no substitute for time spent together. You can’t neglect them for months and then make up for it by taking them to Disneyworld, or buying them something they really want.
Take time to do the simple but meaningful things together:
Shoot baskets, or rake leaves. You can read a book, or take them along on that errand to Wal-Mart!
But I know what you are thinking or maybe saying, They’ll just slow me down. Yes! And that’s what we need, to slow down, and experience life together!

Deuteronomy 11:18-21 says - Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Teach them to your children, talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates, so that your days and the days of your children may be many in the land that the LORD swore to give your forefathers, as many as the days that the heavens are above the earth.