The Power of the Family Goal
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Subject Line: The Power of the Family Goal, Part One
Hello Parents!
I am so excited to send you this month’s Online Parenting Class! It is all about the pressures of schedules and making a choice to get a grip on that crazy pace of the modern family life.
I hope this video inspires and encourages you. I know it did me. Especially in the shifting seasons of life and activities, it is great to get that list of helpful tips.
I would love to hear your additional ideas and tips to add on to the list in the video. I would love to provide some additional tips that are working for you to other families in our ministry. Email me and let me know what is working for you!
Ephesians 5:15-16, “See then that you walk wisely, not as fools, but as wise, Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.”
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In Him,
Children’s Pastor
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Subject Line: The Power of the Family Goal, Part 2
Dear Parents:
How is the pace of your family life? Do you feel overwhelmed by the constant push to do more and be more places? It might be time to sit down and decide on what this month’s Online Parenting Class calls “Family Goals.”
You have goals at work for the things your boss needs you to do, and your kids have goals that they must accomplish to get their grades. Why not have some goals for your family, not to put more pressure on everyone, but to balance everything better? It might even mean getting rid of a few things that just don’t fit your new goals!
Give this month’s Online Parenting Class a watch and then sit down as a family and ask yourselves some questions!
1. What are the goals we need to have as a family?
a. Schedule Wise?
b. Financially?
c. Spiritually?
d. Emotionally/Relationally?
2. How long should each of the above goals take? Set a goal and a time for each.
3. What is a celebration or “reward” we could attach to each of our goals?
4. What is it that we would really be missing out on, if we accomplish each of these goals?
If you need a hand with setting your family goals, let me know. I would love to help, pray, and plan with you! My office door, phone, and email are always open to you and your family!
Blessings –
Children’s Pastor
Video Script
The Power of the Family Goal
In our fast-paced culture, it’s easy to feel like our families are coming apart at the seams. The more our schedules pack full of activity the less we see each other at home. Mom is racing one kid to basketball practice and dad is running another to ballet. Dinner might happen together once a week with all the things going on. Then there is the pressure mom and dad feel from work or the master’s degree that is a few years from being finished. Many families can relate to this pace and most of us feel overwhelmed. Where has our “family life” gone?
This month we want to help you get a grip on that “out of control” pace and find a way to unite your family in a common direction. We want to talk about the power of family goals!
When you think about goals you probably think about the gym or work. We leverage goals all the time in other areas of our lives but rarely do we leverage goals with our family. Maybe our family feels out of control because we are not headed in any specific direction. We are just moving from crisis to crisis. We don’t know what to say yes or no to. We are just moving day to day on autopilot. Having a goal brings direction. When we have a family goal or several family goals then we solve so much of the chaos we are experiencing.
Embracing goals in your family life is more simple than you think. A family goal is a priority that the entire family rallies around. Family goals are also not eternal; they change from season to season. A family goal could be mom tackling her master’s degree. Another could be helping your youngest bring her math grade up. A fun goal could be save enough money for new pool in the back yard. A spiritual goal could be to not miss Sunday service at church for 6 months. The important thing about a family goal is that it’s clear to everyone in the family and it shapes all the other choices the family is making. The goal brings clarity!
So, let me give you some family goal tips to think about…
• Choose family goals with your spouse and include your kids. // Family goals have to have buy in with your spouse first and then your kids. Make sure everyone understands the goal and talk about it often.
• Place time boundaries on your family goals. // Goals need time limits. Goals have to be measurable and limited in scope. Make sure you put a time frame on your family goals.
• Celebrate when family goals are met! // This is so big. Family goals that end in celebration teach the entire family to process what’s next because they want to celebrate again. Everyone loves winning and accomplishing goals.
• Use your family goal as a way to stay balanced as a family. // You can’t do everything. Your family can’t do everything either! Use your family goals to choose what your family does or doesn’t do. Leave the fear of missing out behind and focus on your goals!
This month let’s try and leverage goals so we can calm the chaos in our homes. Use your next family goal to get your family life back!
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