Raising Lovebirds

 Connecting

Being raised in the Faith from a young age we learned about Jesus and God and all the wonderful stories of the Bible. And while we learned the lessons of our youth, we tried to put those teachings of love, kindness, treating your neighbor as yourself, generosity, charity, and forgiveness into action. 

A noble undertaking for anyone child or adult.  And as we grow and get absorbed in everyday life going to school, starting our careers and families, we get immersed in the material world, as Lao Tzu said, "the world of 10,000 things. We're busy acquiring wealth and all of our wonderful toys, and raising our beautiful children and families.

When we get the Lovebirds get a little more independent and begin to leave the nest we start to reflect on our family life together and all the wonderful times.  We gain a little wisdom and perspective in understanding what really is important.  We have not bigger responsibility, duty, or honor that raising children.  They are God's greatest gift! 

The most satisfying achievement in life is raising loving, kind, productive, self sufficient children that can go out into the world and make a better life for themselves and the community. 

And for all the parents raising and loving your children is the most important "career" we will ever have.  Your children come first love them, teach them, be an example for them, and simply BE there for them.  All the money in the world will not substitute for your time and attention. And at the end of the day the material stuff doesn't really matter it's just ultimately dust.  But the love of your family and children are forever are timeless. 

Seek not the treasures of this world but the Kingdom of Heaven.  And loving your family and  children is Heaven. 

As we get older and see the world with more wisdom.  We realize that all the striving in our younger years while important is not all important.  An important distinction.  Many of us were raised with loving supportive parents in a nurturing environment, and care share that with others and when we start our own families. But be mindful of others that have not have that luxury of familial love and reach to them and show them that they too are loved. 

As the children are raised and are going out into the world to find their love, passion, and joy, we begin to reflect on what's truly important on what it means to live a life "Well Lived".  You love them, you nurture them, you are there for them.  And so we are taught that it is with God and his children and when we acknowledge and know that we can live in peace and go out and put into practice all those wonderful lessons we learned as a child. 

For a person that loves and is loved truly has everything. 

With Love,

Coach  K