How to Encourage Your Kids

It's easy... Nah.. It is not easy. Because you want to tell them how to do everything, and in doing so, you have to tell them what they are doing wrong. This is a weird part of parenting. How do you teach them what they are doing wrong and still encourage them? It is hard. I think the most important thing is to Love them. The best we can do is to really love them, and sometimes that means being tough, but you have to add the line, ' you have such a great future ahead of you'.
You also have to tell them that you "believe in them"...
I think they know that you as a parent may not be their best friend all the time, but if you really love them, they will know.
Oh , and finally, don't live your life through them. They are different than you! They may not like to "fix things around the house", or "cook". They might not like football, or soccer, or whatever is your passion. They will have a passion of their own, see what God has put in them, and encourage the good parts.

A funny video... This guy may just be our only hope,, Right now, I am thinking he is the best candidate out there.

Compassion

See this letter from one of the kids we sponsor through Compassion International. She is 10 years old. She calls me "uncle" for some reason, and signs it, "your daughter"..

Let me encourage you to check out Compassion. It is a great organization and costs only 32.00 a month to make a difference in the life of child. Most of us have 32.00 to give, but we get so "selfish" with our money that we "claim" not to have any extra.

Click on the picture if you want to read the letter. I am not sure what kind of language it is, but it is like art to me. She writes to me several times a year, and I write to her.

Global Warming...nah

Read about what the founder of The Weather Channel thinks about "Global Warming" scam


http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2007/11/07/weather-channel-founder-global-warming-greatest-scam-history