CELEBRATE !!

Of all the things that we experience in life, CELEBRATIONS have got to be the most fun and fulfilling!  Looking back on the years of raising our daughters, the moments that stand out as the best times are ones with celebration...whether it was a big event, or a small gathering.  

Here are a few ideas of planned celebrations, and ways you can make a memory:

1)    Celebrate holidays and birthdays!  Decorate, cook, eat, have music/dance/homemade talent show, ...

2)    Go to local community events—like the County Fair, Farmer's Market, dollar movie theater, art show, ...

3)    Do physical things together—ride bikes, play a sport together, walk the dogs, hike, go to the YMCA, exercise class, ...

4)    Designate one night a week as “Family Night”.  Play board games, watch a movie, cook together,...

5)    Make memories in special places (downtown, countryside, woods, water, desert, mountains, etc.)

6)    Make memories by planning an event during each of the seasons.  

7)  Plan an annual family vacation. Include extended family if you want.

     8)    Make memories with special people—grandparents, family members, special friends & families, help needy people, ...
  
Here are a few book suggestions (these are old, but good, books):

“Let’s Make a Memory” series of books by Gloria Gaither, Shirley Dobson and Carrie Hartman.

“Family Celebrations, Meeting Christ in Your Holidays and Special Occasions” by Ann Hibbard.

A fun challenge is to find at least one thing each day that you can celebrate!

"...let us eat and celebrate."  Luke 14:23  (My favorite part is the eating!)