Leading by Example

The other morning, I was reminded of how important all the little things we do in our day are and how the little things are the things that really shape our kids.

John and I were getting ready and the kids were playing in the living room.  John was brushing his teeth and Piper walked in our room, looked at him and walked out.  30 seconds later she walked back in and stood next to John (still brushing his teeth) and began brushing hers.

I realized that in the way I talk to my husband, the way I love my kids, the way I teach school and interact with others is playing a vital role in how my kids do all of these things.  She hadn't brushed her teeth that day, but she adores her daddy and saw him doing it so she did it too.

How important is that!  Everything we do they watch, they mimic, they record in their little minds as ok.  It was a good reminder of how important our role as moms and dads is.

I'm always proud that that I married a man who takes his role of father, husband and Spiritual leader so seriously!  He does a great job of modeling how important it is to lead by example!

On the same note, I saw this on Pinterest the other day and it totally fits:

{Obviously I just borrowed this off of Pinterest as my name is not Crystal and I didn't get married on May 15th, ha ha ha}