Memo to Parents:

ABCs for a New Year!

by
Mike & Amy Nappa

Need a few ideas for New Year’s resolutions? Why not try one—or all—of these?

As a committed Christian parent in the 21st century, by God’s grace I resolve to…

Ask for Jesus to help me each day

Be kinder than necessary

Cuddle with my kids

Devote time to family

Eat chocolate every day! (OK, and share a few bites with my kids)

Flirt with my spouse

Get ready for church on time (at least once!)

High-five a teen (or two)

Insist on family fun!

Joke around

Keep reminding my kids I love them

Let a few things slide (hey, the dishes will still be there tomorrow, right?)

Make prayer a priority

Notice something good about my children

Open up to my spouse

Practice patience

Quit worrying

Read a book aloud to my family

Spell out family rules—and enforce them

Take each of my family members out on a date

Understand that tomorrow’s memories are made today

Value my family

Whine less

X-Ray my motives

Yawn in the face of disaster (or at teenagers coming in past curfew), and

Zealously read my Bible each day!