A strong work ethic....

A strong work ethic...this is something that we inherited from our parents and grandparents...grandparents who were immigrants to this country and worked hard to build a life for their families....and homemakers who worked hard to make a nice home for their husband to come home to after a hard, hot days work...in our case...many of our ancestors worked in the steel mills of Pittsburgh...most working 2 jobs.

These are values we try to instill into our children...to work hard at whatever you are asked to do...as working for the Lord...to be proud of your work and to do your best for the glory of God.  Today's society and especially youth have a sense of entitlement...they are used to having everything handed to them, or working the least amount possible...especially at home.  They expect their parents to run them (and pay for it) to tons of sports and activities, entertain their friends and not make them do too much around the home because "oh, they're only kids once"...I disagree.  But, there will be more posts following on my thoughts and a book review in the future when I am done reading this book "Cleaning House:  A mom's 12 month experiment to rid her home of YOUTH ENTITLEMENT"  by Kay Wills Wyma....excellent book so far!

We've always taught our children to work together so our home runs smoothly...we ALL work together.  My goal for my older daughters was that they could do everything I can do...and they can.   If something were to happen to me, they could certainly menu plan, grocery shop (and bargain shop), cook, bake, clean, do laundry, schedule and even homeschool the younger children...because they've been taught.

Anyway...the pictures today are of our 10 year old son, working to clear away  brush and stack logs after we had 4 trees trimmed...on one of the hottest days of the year.  And he ASKED to help!  

So proud of Ronnie wanting to work hard all the time.  Today, he is with a small group from our church working at the City Mission, serving the homeless and working to fix up a playground there. He is so excited!

As I read further thru the above mentioned book, I'll be posting my thoughts here...and as this is sort of a 'family journal'...I'm loving posting my thoughts for my children to read and have.    Off to get dinner in 2 crockpots now!  (loving having "servants"!)  ~Sue~