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7/31/2007 |
Healthy families…
…make sacrifices for the good of the family.
exhibit trust among family members. |
-Robert Lewis |
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7/30/2007 |
Healthy families….
….have common goals and interest.
…are able to negotiate solutions to crises. |
-Robert Lewis |
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7/29/2007 |
Healthy families……
….share a common faith and practice.
…agree on key values.
…practice love and mutual appreciation. |
-Robert Lewis |
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7/28/2007 |
Healthy Families……
….are characterized by strong, supportive, honest communication.
….spend a large quantity of time together. |
-Robert Lewis |
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7/27/2007 |
Signs of a Great Family…
1. Communication
2. Fun and Laughter
3. Honesty
4. Traditions
5. Faith |
-Dr. Steve Stephens |
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7/26/2007 |
Every child needs: At least one adult who is a positive role model, acceptance, recognition, and to feel safe and secure within their home and family environment. |
-Doris Ryans |
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7/25/2007 |
Signs of a Great Family….
1. Togetherness
2. Respect
3. Acceptance, Appreciation, and Affirmation
4. Love
5. Rules and Responsibility |
-Dr. Steve Stephens |
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7/24/2007 |
The only true source of meaning in life is found in love for God and his son Jesus Christ, and love for mankind, beginning with our own families. |
-James Dobson |
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7/23/2007 |
I like to think of my family as a big, beautiful patchwork quilt – each of us so different yet stitched together by love and life experiences. |
-Barbara Johnson |
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7/22/2007 |
10 More Ways To Build A Closer Family
1. Snuggle Time
2. Background Music
3. Game Playing
4. One on one time
5. Short trips
6. Counting Blessings
7. Celebrate Birthdays
8. Sharing Highs and Lows
9. Media shutdown and Family Time
10. Special Days |
-Dr. Steve Stephens |
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7/21/2007 |
Money can build or buy a house. Add love to that, and you have a home. Add God to that, and you have a temple. You have “a little colony of the kingdom of heaven. |
-Anne Cartlund |
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7/20/2007 |
Never give your family the leftovers and crumbs of your time. |
-Charles Swindoll |
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7/19/2007 |
Our Creator, who divided the year into seasons and the days into mornings and nights, also divided people into families. He created this gift of a structure to offer stability and loving security in the midst of an unstable and insecure world. |
-Carol Kuykendall |
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7/18/2007 |
43"No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. 44Each tree is recognized by its own fruit. People do not pick figs from thornbushes, or grapes from briers. 45The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks. |
Luke 6:43-45 NIV |
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7/17/2007 |
For whatever life holds for you and your family in the coming days, weave the unfailing fabric of God’s word through your heart and mind. It will hold strong, even if the rest of life unravels. |
-Gigi Graham Tchividjian |
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7/16/2007 |
29 Those who bring trouble on their families inherit the wind.
The fool will be a servant to the wise. |
Proverbs 11:29 NLT |
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7/15/2007 |
It is easy to love the people far way. It is not always easy to love those close to us. It is easier to give a cup of rice to relieve hunger than to relieve the loneliness and pain of someone unloved in our home. Bring love into your home, for this is where our love for each other must start. |
-Mother Teresa |
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7/14/2007 |
6 "Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, so that you may live long and that it may go well with you in the land the LORD your God is giving you. |
Deuteronemy 5:16 NIV |
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7/13/2007 |
There is so much compassion and understanding that is gained when we’ve experienced God’s grace firsthand within our own families. |
-Lisa Whelchel |
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7/12/2007 |
Generational Blessings: The passing down of favor and benefits (blessings). These blessing being…knowledge, attitudes, ethics, religious doctrine and character; generation to generation. |
-Doris Ryans |
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7/11/2007 |
Words for your family:
You’re such a good listener. I love you. I couldn’t be prouder of you. I’m praying for you. You’re wonderful. |
-Gary Smally and John Trent |
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7/10/2007 |
Words For Your Family:
I’m proud of you. I knew you could do it. You’ve very special to me. Well done. You make my day. Give me a big hug. |
-Gary Smally and John Trent |
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7/9/2007 |
Their first responsibility is to show godliness at home and repay their parents by taking care of them. This is something that pleases God very much. |
I Timothy 5:4 NLT |
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7/8/2007 |
Blessed are parents who listen to their children, for they in turn will be heard.
Blessed are parents who do not pretend to be perfect, for their children will not be disillusioned. |
-Unknown |
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7/7/2007 |
Blessed are the parents who may be called “old-fashioned”. They can be assured they are on the right track. |
-Unknown |
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7/6/2007 |
24 “A kingdom divided by civil war will collapse. 25 Similarly, a family splintered by feuding will fall apart. |
Mark 3:24-25 NLT |
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7/5/2007 |
Qualities to Pass on To Your Children:
Confidentiality..”Don’t tell secrets. Seal your lips”. Self-Control…”When under stress, stay calm.” Patience... "Fight irritability. Be willing to wait.” |
-Charles R. Swindoll |
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7/4/2007 |
Qualities to Pass on To Your Children:
Determination….”stick with it, regardless”.
Honesty…”speak and live the truth – always”. Responsibility…”Be dependable, be trustworthy”. |
-Charles R. Swindoll |
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7/3/2007 |
9[Let your] love be sincere (a real thing); hate what is evil [loathe all ungodliness, turn in horror from wickedness], but hold fast to that which is good. 10Love one another with brotherly affection [as members of one family], giving precedence and showing honor to one another. |
Romans 12:9-10 AMP |
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7/2/2007 |
When Choosing Movies For Your Family Ask Yourself:
Who is the hero and what kind of role model is he or she? How is religion portrayed? How is the world portrayed? How is love portrayed? How is the family portrayed? |
-Ted Baehr |
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7/1/2007 |
15 …………choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your forefathers served beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD." |
Joshua 24:15 NIV |
