Andrew
and Anna are getting married. They sent
us this “pre-invitation” to help us save their
date.
Little did they know that October 23rd is actually our date, not theirs! Jen and I got married on October 23,
1993. That’s our date even though we never sent out a fancy “Save Our Date” card
to our family and friends. I’m not
bothered by them having the same anniversary as us, but getting the card
reminded me of how we tend to “own” dates on the calendar that have
significance.
September
7th and September 14th are two dates that don’t mean much
to me except that fall is upon us.
However, those are the anniversary dates of two others on our
staff. Those dates are really important
for the significance that date has in their life.
I
don’t think our kids know our anniversary.
Come to think of it, I don’t think they know hardly any of the important
dates of our lives as their parents.
Do
they remember my/her birthday? My/her
baptism birthday? (Call the church where
you were baptized if you don’t know your baptism birthday) Our anniversary of our first date? Why is August 28th a special day
for us? And the list of special dates
goes on. The list of special events is
even longer. Kids love to hear stories
from the past. They especially like to
hear the stories about their parents’ past.
We may not know the date on the calendar, but we have stories about
special events with grandpa, our cousins, a family vacation, our school, our
high school, etc. Tell some of the
stories from your past, and you will see your kids light up!!
Family
Discussion Points!
Parents,
find out when your baptism birthday is if you don’t know it. Find out your child’s baptism birthday too if
you don’t know it.
Tell
a story from your youth to your child and watch for their reaction. Maybe tell them one per day for this
week. Start with a story from a winter
or spring in your childhood.
Talk
to your kids about your wedding day.
Maybe even get out the photo album!
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