“Be the change you want to see in the world” – Mohandas Gandhi

Gandhi’s statement is as profound today as it was in his own lifetime.  If we really want to make a change in our families, we must be willing to model for them the changes we want to see.  It isn’t enough to simply say that “this is the way things are going to be”.  We cannot expect our children – or even our spouses – to do what we say.  They are much more likely to do what we do.  And when a couple “does” together, the effect on the family is wondrous.

Read the rest of the article here.  Then come back and share the ways in which you and your spouse model for your children.