Devotion to our own children and grandchildren is essential. We have a great responsibility placed upon us to watch over these little ones. Our little Hattie, our last granddaughter, is almost a year old now and soon will be learning to waIk. I found a picture the other day of Hayden when he was just a little over two and now he's 8 years old. They grow so quickly that our devotion to them must be encouraging yet instructional, loving yet with conviction, and endearing yet with correction.
Here are some ways we can channel our devotion into productive areas in our children and grandchildren's lives:
-Devote time to them. Quality time means nothing if it rarely occurs. Spend time reading, laughing, playing, exploring, learning, talking, and just sitting quietly together.
-Devote positive attention to them. Let them know they are important by the way you speak and listen to them.
-Devote love to them. They are some of the most important people you'll ever have the privilege of knowing.
-Devote energy to learning how to be the best parent possible. All of your children are different and require different skills from you.
-Devote yourself, and you'll never regret the valuable investment you make in the generation that follows.
Don't be the parent or grandparent that says after one of their children gets in trouble, " I wish I would have raised them better." Take advantage of parenting while you have the time. It's something that makes a memory become a reality.
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