"Today may be the enemy of your tomorrow. In your business and perhaps your life, the tomorrow that you desire and envision may never come to pass if you do not end some of the things you’re doing today."
– Dr. Henry Cloud

What do you want?

According to Dr. Frank Luntz, author of What Americans Really Want… Really, the number one thing most Americans desire is a loving family.

More than good health,
More than financial security,
More than happiness,
More than a great career,
More than going to heaven…

People desire a loving family. In this day and age it is becoming increasingly more difficult to raise our children in a healthy environment void of all the trappings of our world. I wanted to post a few thoughts from Dr. Luntz as to how to help us raise our children:

1. Eat dinner together.
2. Take your kids to church weekly.
3. Check their homework nightly.
4. Demand truth and get it. (Ask lots of questions… Where are they going? Who with?)
5. Take them on vacation for at least a week at a time - completely unplugged.
6. Encourage them to participate in a team sport.

I thought Dr. Luntz had some great thoughts and that these six things covered a broad range of issues. Anything he missed??

"Love is never casual, and when sex becomes casual it cannot serve the needs of love… Porn is not possible if sex is widely seen as a way to express love. If sex is nothing more than scratching an itch, it cannot be the physical consequence of love and trust."
– Bringing Up Girls, Dobson
"Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans."
– John Lennon

Fresh-Prince of Bel-Air Sermon intro for Harvest Time. Awesome!