Our Family Values

Last year one of our MOPS speakers encouraged us moms to sit down with our families and talk about what our family values are. We did just that and came up with the following. We have these framed and hanging on our kitchen wall. Over the summer we went through one value each week...my 7-year old recently reminded me that we need to go through them again. ;-)

LOVE
Love God & Love one another
Deuteronomy 6:5 Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. John 15:12 My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.

FAITH
Choose to trust God, Pray together & Read Bible
Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.

PEACE
Choose peace, not arguing or yelling
Psalm 29:11 The LORD gives strength to his people; the LORD blesses his people with peace. Psalm 85:10 Love and faithfulness meet together; righteousness and peace kiss each other.

RESPECT
Be polite in words and tone of voice, take turns talking and listening, speak the truth in love
Matthew 7:12 So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you

KINDNESS
Be helpful & kind, give hugs and compliments, be quick to forgive
Ephesians 4:32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

OBEDIENCE
Obey the first time, every time, quickly, with a happy heart.
Ephesians 6:1, 4 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right… Fathers and mothers, do not exasperate your children; instead bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.

JOY
Choose joy and be thankful for all God’s blessings
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.