How do you say goodbye to those you love? One thing we do as a family is always say I love you whether on the phone, or in person. We want our last words to each other to always demonstrate our love for each other. It is a way of imparting a word of blessing every time we part. We can advocate with the Holy Spirit when we speak words of blessing over our families. Each day when we drop our son off for school, we pray a blessing over him. Through the years, each night at bedtime after the bedtime ritual was completed, we would read a story, take a few moments and pray a word of blessing over our kids. It takes a few minutes, but it is worth every moment. One of my good friends said this in a parenting session at a Ladies Conference. “As toddlers your kids follow you everywhere, when they get older, you get to follow them.” I love that advice. Follow them to their bedroom, sit on the bed with them at bedtime, and then chat. Talk about their day, express your heart for them to grow up to be champions for God, speak words of blessing, and then pray for them. Not only are you planting seeds for your kids future, you are modeling good parenting practices for when your kids become parents. That is a win/win/win!
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