Tip of the Day 4/27/11

Teaching our children to take care of their possessions and respecting property is necessary step in life. I once visited a home where the Mom said, "we don't believe in teaching our children to take care of things. We want them to be happy and to respect people." My answer to that is, how can you respect people if you do not respect the things they have spent their hard earned money on. One of the greatest ways a child can show respect to a parent that works each day to provide for them is being a good steward of the things they are surrounded by in their home. Teach your children that this is a great way to show... Daddy, and Mommy, they love them and are thankful for a nice home. We live in a disposable society where things are easily replaced when broken, but we need to be better stewards of all we have been blessed with. I still remember the day my Dad bought my Mom her dream living room furniture. I was only in 5th grade and that furniture is still in their living room. It has been reupholstered, but looks brand new. I would never have dreamed of jumping on that furniture or doing flips over the back of it because my Daddy worked hard to buy that for my Mom and she was so blessed. Let's teach our kids to be thankful and thereby good stewards of their possessions and that will carry into their actions toward others.