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A Letter To My Children
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by Glyndora Condon
o your best, love your best, and let God be your
best they can in all that they choose to do and even during
center. Encourage those sweet babies even when
times in which they are doing things that they are expected
they are not perfect—allow them to fall, guide
to do (work and life), compassion, flexibility, and similar
them, and let them see God is your center. Know that your
character traits early and throughout their lives by having
best is all that you could do, and be glad in it. Know that
this modeled to them consistently. There is no room for
your children will run from, adopt some of, and create some
shame, fear, or aggression, which are poor examples and
of their own core beliefs—both good and
lead to confusion and weakness. Walk in faith, ask God for
bad—as they grow up and often blame
wisdom, and stay true to your path.
it all on their parents. Their choices
Lastly, they do not dictate your
are not yours to be blamed for.
life; you are the one with the fully
There are no perfect parents,
developed brain and who God placed
and there are no perfect children.
in charge of them. Just because you
It is not your job to make your
follow through with consequences does
children happy but to teach, love,
not mean that you no longer love
guide, protect, shelter, feed, and
them; in fact, it means that you love
hold them accountable for each
them too much to allow them to
choice that they make—in
avoid the consequence of choices.
the same manner that Christ
Render all with love and kindness.
loved and guided His church:
This is my advice in assisting you
with clear expectations and
in this awesome responsibility to
consequences, a loving heart,
yourself and your children as you
and consistent affirmation. Give
follow God’s instruction.
them a positive expectation and
You will make mistakes, but
goal without being unrealistic of
do your best and love at all times;
their abilities, and affirm every good choice. Love them regardless of their choice with endurance. They need to know how to
and know that God has the control: not you, and certainly not them. The best gift to give them is not a toy but a loving and respectful relationship between yourself
be productive adults who are not
and your husband or wife, which models the
dependent financially, emotionally,
character and life skills that you wish your
or otherwise upon their parents; but
children to learn.
foremost, they must learn integrity, honesty, dependability, responsibility,
Lovingly,
ethics, boundaries, delayed gratification,
MOM
patience, empathy, a good work ethic,
20 // August 2020
About The Author
the will to be helpful, the want to do the Glyndora Condon, MS, MFT, NCC, LPC; Heal and Hope Counseling Services. Mother of 4, grandmother of 8; entrepreneur of a Christian based counseling service; healhopecounseling.com.
