The Wallworks

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Goals

We are encouraged to set personal & family goals in our church.  We are taught this from the time we are young. 

Left hand corner wedding photo, 1996, continue counterclockwise

My family completed this project a few months ago & I love it.  I guess you could call this a family mission statement.  What we believe & what we hope to accomplish as a family.  This is our list:


-We believe the gospel is true
-We work hard
-We pray and go to church together
-We encourage each other & never give up
-We respect our bodies & feed them well
-We laugh, play & have fun together
-We apologize & forgive
-We keep our promises
-We obey our parents  
-We read our scriptures together
-We love The Church of Jesus Christ
-We pick up litter
-We dress modestly & respect our bodies
-We belong together, We are a Family!


I love seeing these pictures and seeing our beliefs and goals in black & white color everyday.  I know from experience how easy it is to get off track.  I hope I can be a good example to my kids and keep them focused on what is important to us.


I can see this list getting additions in the future.  

-We obey curfew
-We do not sass our parents
-We love to study
-We only date those our parents approve of
-We do not put importance on name brand clothing
-We realize our parents are the coolest people ever
-We love being the only kids in the world without cell phones
-We never roll our eyes


Goals.  Not always attainable.  Just something to strive for.

Posted by at 12:03 PM

5 comments:

  1. LauraAugust 16, 2011 at 12:07 PM

    Love this project!! It looks awesome!! The list you guys came up with is perfect, I bet the kids had fun putting in their thoughts and ideas. The list for when they get older is great too, so funny...yet right on all at the same time! Hopefully if they follow the first list the second list will come natural, right?

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  2. AnonymousAugust 16, 2011 at 3:46 PM

    i just found your blog, and this post is just wonderful. i love your family goals!
    * We encourage each other & never give up
    * We respect our bodies & feed them well
    * We laugh, play & have fun together

    so nice to read about. :-)

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  3. FranAugust 17, 2011 at 5:17 PM

    I just found your blog from your post on Kristen's blog. I need to set more goals in my life and this is very encouraging to me. Thanks!

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  4. AmeenaAugust 18, 2011 at 9:45 AM

    Maya has already disobeyed a number of these...I fear for our future.

    Very cute project. I think I'm going to save this idea for a rainy day!

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  5. Ashley from SloanbookAugust 18, 2011 at 8:19 PM

    Awe how cute! I love this idea! I need to remember this when I have kids! I love those additional goals...with the rolling of eyes...I sure did that lol. What a great reminder for your cute family! :)

    Ashley Sloan

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