One of the things that continually fascinates me is the interconnection between body, soul and spirit. If we want to live well-balanced lives, we, and our children need to nurture and be nurtured in each of these areas. My own children are all adults now and one thing I can vouch for is that childhood passes very quickly.
I encourage all parents to make the most of the time you spend with your children, and the Christmas holidays often provide some extra time to do that. I came across a poster on the ABCs of Life*, and I thought that some of the suggestions on it would be great to practice together as families.
Appreciate
Build Something
Connect
Do What is Difficult
Explore
Forgive
Gather Together
Honour
Ignore the Sceptics
Just Be
Know You are Loved
Listen
Make
Nourish Body and Soul
Observe
Plant a Seed
Question
Read
Stretch your Body and Soul
Try Something New
Unplug
Value Truth
Wonder and Worship
Express your Gratitude
Say Yes to Adventure
Get enough Zzzzzzzz
I could write whole articles on some of those topics, but I’ll leave it to you to see how you and your family might use them or even come up with more suggestions. I would like to wish you and your family and very blessed Christmas and God’s richest blessings for your New Year.
(I will be available for appointments over most of the school holidays.)
Jenny Billingham
* Adapted from Little Truths Studio’s ABCs of Life https://littletruthsstudio.com/products/abcs-of-life-art-print-1
