Gloria Kohlmann (Chalk artist for SEE THE LIGHT) – “To pursue my passion”
Peter T. – “The importance of loving my God, the honor of loyalty, and a joy of life in spite of hardship.”
Linda T. – “Money Management and having a good work ethic.”
Laurie W. – “An undeterred work ethic. . . accomplishments are only notable if interwoven with kindness and compassion for others.”
Andrew A. – “Work hard, be frugal.”
Candice A. – “Supremacy of Scripture in life. It holds the answers to everything.”
Linda C. – “Plan Ahead”
Alyson H. – “Protestant work ethic”
Gary H. – “A love of Scripture and the study of it.”
Victoria A. – “ No matter how you feel – get up and go to work. Pay your bills, and if your pay check doesn’t meet the bills, get a 2nd job.”
Brian A. – “Ask questions when you don’t understand. Don’t be afraid to ask until you do understand.”
Tiffany B. – “Self sacrifice. He continues to give up a great deal to be there for his family and to give to others.”
John B. –“ Love of lifelong learning. Curiosity and love of knowledge for knowledge’s sake.”
Debbie B. “Never give up.”
John B. “ Integrity”
Pat Holt (Creator of SEE THE LIGHT) “Learn to think for myself, to always be aware of time management, and to be accountable and responsible.”
I know each of these adults very well, and can testify that they are living out the qualities their father instilled in them. It is also abundantly clear that their fathers role modeled the qualities that were instilled. Truly, the actions of the father spoke far louder and longer than mere words could ever do!
Once again, we witness the importance of “walk the talk”, or as Scripture says in Deuteronomy 6: 6,7 “And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. You shall teach then diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.”
Our last blog in this series on Dads will answer the question “What are your major goals for your children?”
You won’t want to miss it J
