1 - All the parents of teens have been invited to Tim & Charity Summers' house on the evening of January 31st for dinner at 6:30. They will be serving different kinds of soups. If you would be willing to bring some sandwiches, sides, drinks, or desserts, please get in touch with Charity. The night is designed to simply be a chance for you parents to touch base with the youth ministry to know what is going on and also for you to have a chance to fellowship with one another.
2 - This is the 4th Thursday of this month, which means its an open forum blog. That means that if no one leaves any comments, this one's pretty pointless. Here is your topic for this month:
What's the best movie that you've seen recently that you feel like has helped you to be a better parent? And... how did it help you? (leave responses as comments and feel free to respond to each others' comments)
Have fun!
6 comments:
One more thing for the parents dinner: Charity would also like to know if anyone has a shellfish allergy.
This is Kim.
I know I'm not a parent of a teen, but the best movie I've seen recently is Slumdog Millionaire. I don't know that it directly taught me how to be a better parent, but it did make me go home and hug my kids and thank God for the quality of their lives. Just seeing the childhood of the "slumdog" in the movie opened my eyes to how blessed we are, at the same time it made my heart hurt for those who do not have the same opportunities.
You know I can't resist joining in on a discussion:).
(Oh, and Greg, I see that you have to have a google or blogger account to leave comments. Since many parents might not have an account, is there a way to set it up so that they can leave comments, too?)
It should be set now so that anyone can leave a comment. If you don't have a google account, then please remember to leave your name so we know who you are. Also, now people will have to enter in the "captcha" phrase so we don't get tons of spam on the comments.
There isn't any one movie that I've seen lately but we have been watching several older movies together recently (things like What About Bob or Escape to Witch Mountain). Sharing my memories from those movies that I saw as a child/teen as they watch them for the first time is something they seem to enjoy. And it seems to make us closer because they get to know more about me as a person.
The best movie we have seen recently that makes a couple appreciate each other (which in turn benefits the family) is Fireproof. It's hard to find a movie that is "clean" and has a strong moral lesson. This one really hits home especially if your husband is a firefighter! (Zach loved it too!)
Shelia, I love the idea of kids getting a glimpse to their parents' childhood. I remember watch old Don Knotts movies with my parents and feeling like I was given a lot of insight into my father.
Lisa, "Fireproof" was a great movie. If any of you haven't seen it, its definitely worth the rental.
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