When I was growing up we had a weekly tradition that we called "Closure". It would take place on sunday and sort of finish off the week. What is closure? well, all 11 of us (a blended family) would gather in the living room after dinner on sunday. One by one each person was encuraged to share something they learned either that day in church, sometime over the last week, or even just their lifetime. Only if you wanted to. Once you were done, sharing would be passed to the next person. This was not a time to correct, debate, or lecture. It was simply a time to share what you had learned. Some times they were very brief, even one word. Partly because with that many teenagers you should know at least a few want to hurry up and get on with it, and also because thats just how some did it. Others would share longer thoughts.




I would like this to be a place where Closure can take place. Please share Something you have learned. If you are not an auther on the blog, but wish to share, just post what you have learned as a comment on my last post.

-Tali

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Family Lessons

Family is sooo important to me. I love creating, feeding, fostering, and enjoying my family relationships. This makes it difficult when families are torn, divided, or otherwise injured, making me feel injured in the process. I'm not saying they should make their decisions with me in mind, but rather that I hurt along with them. It is hard when they understand some things so well, making careful choices of what to allow into their lives, but don't know that they push away so many helpful things that they're really loosing out from what their missing. I struggle...
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