A beautiful testimonial!

A beautifully written testimonial from one of our Bethany families:

Our ᴄʜɪʟᴅʀᴇɴ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴡʜᴏ we ᴀʀᴇ; ʙᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ.

I have tiny eyes watching me and little feet following my every move; silently learning, soaking in, and mimicking the words out of my mouth and the actions they see.

Every day, I pray that my words and actions would lead my babies to know kindness like Jesus. That they would know how important it is to love {everyone} unconditionally, to serve and to speak with words that build up, not tear down.

Every day, I aim to create little leaders, who take care of themselves and others; who stand up for each other and who create friends wherever they go.

As a mama, I have SUCH a cool opportunity to create CHANGE and a culture of kindness and leadership starting from inside my home -- it doesn't take any money or resources to do that.

Here are 5 values we are always aiming to teach in our home:

1. HONESTY. helping them find ways to tell the truth & understand why it's important.

2. JUSTICE. always saying "I’m sorry" and making amends.

3. DETERMINATION. encouraging them to take on challenges & persist even if it's hard at first.

4. CONSIDERATION. teaching them to think about other's feelings.

5. LOVE. like Jesus does.

𝕎𝕙𝕠 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕥𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕔𝕙𝕚𝕝𝕕𝕣𝕖𝕟 𝕥𝕠 𝕓𝕖𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕣𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕕𝕒𝕚𝕝𝕪 𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕕𝕤 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕒𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤?

So grateful for @bethanyluthschoolnaper Bethany Lutheran School Naperville, IL for enforcing these values on the daily!