The Bazinet Plan: How I Will Know Peace on the Day my Children Leave to Find Their Futures
We will have happy, fun relationships
I will listen to them in order to understand their perspective
I will have prepared meaningful family nights
I’ve shown them an example of happy, beautiful motherhood
I’ve taught them how to love babies and how to care for them
I’ve taught them how to love each other
I’ve taught them how to repent and forgive
How to get answers from God
How to live intentionally—prayerful meditation and journaling on what is most important, most helpful
How to discover who they are—the gifts God wants them to develop (journaling and paying attention to their natural likes and tendencies
How to sustain their natural energy through good nutrition, sleep and exercise
How to cook delicious meals
How to seek out friends—people you want to be around that bring out the best in you and make you want to be better
How to be a great friend
How to understand a persuasive argument in terms of the assumptions one makes about the world
How to love learning and know how to apply that learning for good purposes
How to say no to the good and better and focus on the best
How to love and appreciate nature/adventure/exploring
How to cultivate a garden
How to store food, water, and make an emergency kit
How to sing harmony and read music
How to appreciate the best of all kinds of music
How to dance
Which qualities are most important in looking for a spouse
How to be best friends with spouse
How to entertain and be a good hostess
How to love and respect their bodies
How to love great stories and draw on their strength
How to budget money and save money for the big, important things
How precious they (and everyone they meet) are to God (and me)
How to be a gracious guest (offer to contribute, be first to clean up, thank you cards, good table manners, please, thank you)
How to be an intentional visiting teacher
A deep understanding of and sense of gratitude for our country, its founders, and the principles of freedom
How to study scriptures with the use of a scripture/inspiration journal
How to take care of their space and make it beautiful
The difference between means and ends
How to dream big and let God teach you what big looks like
The Law of the Harvest—intentionally living for the consequences you want
You get the education you deserve
How to think like an entrepreneur
How to start and run a business
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