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When you look at this picture, what is the first thing you think of ?
* Do you think of yourself as a kid when you had a favorite dog that you loved so much ?
* Do you think of the unconditional love that your children give to you regardless of your mood, how you talk to them, how you treat them or regardless of how much money you have or don't have ?
* Do you think of the unconditional love that God gives to us not for what we do or have done but simply because he loves us and he forgives us in advance.

How many times do we take for granted the unconditional love that our spouses, children, family or even friends give us ? How many times do you work with people and you never tell them how much you appreciate them or what they are doing ? How many times does someone smile at us in passing and we don't smile back ?

" Can anyone really comprehend "unconditional" love? It seems the love that parents have for their children is as close to unconditional love as we can get without the help of God's love in our lives. We continue to love our children through good times and bad, and we don't stop loving them if they don't meet the expectations we may have for them. We make a choice to love our children even when we consider them unlovable; our love doesn't stop when we don't "feel" love for them. This is similar to God's love for us, but as we shall see, God's love transcends the human definition of love to a point that is hard for us to comprehend. * "

What's the point of all of this ?  Actually there is no point....this is something that you have to decide for yourself.....how do you love ? is it conditional or unconditional ?
* taken from http://www.allaboutgod.com/god-is-love.htm
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Over the last 20 or so years I have met people who come from all different occupations and backgrounds. As I get to know these people better to find out what they do for a living I am always amazed at how important some of these people that I have met REALLY are important.

These people are company executives, presidents of corporations, founders of non-profit groups and people who " on the outside " look like they have it all together.

What I am more amazed about is the lack of existence with their own families. These executives are so married to their status that they have lost touch with their spouse or even more importantly the relationship that they are missing with their children.

About 10 years ago I heard a speaker from Bill Glass Ministries talk to our church. This ministries group takes volunteer men to prisons to minister to other men who are in jail. They told us that 95% of the men who are in prison have one thing in common and that is the lack of a Father figure when they were growing up.

So my question to you is this:  Which do you think is more important to your kids - the title that you have at your job or the amount of time that you spend with your kids ?

Bottom line is your kids don't care how important you are. All they care about is how important you make them feel.
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Have you ever looked at your child after he/she says something and say " Where did he get that from ? " Well, the truth is that he/she probably got that characteristic from you.

Most children will inherit the personality of their parents and mimic that personality by the age of 4 - so if you see your child acting a certain way, just remember that they are mimicing what they saw you do (or someone who they are around alot).

Another way to understand your child is also to know what his/her personality is. Some children are Type A - they are natural leaders. Some are detail oriented and this child will have to have things in a certain order and a definate system.

If you want peace and harmony in your home - learn your childrens personality and look at yourself to see where their habits are being formed.
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