In the last year of my mom's life she wrote an article for the homemaking magazine we publish, TEACH Magazine. This article received so much mail that it brought to my realization that many moms focus so much on the mechanics of parenting that they lose site of the really important things that will help them reach their goal, of raising Godly children.
 
It's kind of like losing site of the forest because of all the trees in the way. It is so easy to spend all of our time teaching our children about how to overcome sinning like lying, whining, and dawdling. Or life skills like laundry, cooking, and cleaning. Or academics like reading, writing, and arithmetic. Or spiritual disciplines like Bible reading, prayer, and worship. Or personal fruitfulness like love, joy, and peace, that we forget that what we do often speaks louder than anything we say.
 
And sometimes what shouts the loudest is what we don't do. Here is my mama's list of 12 Things she wouldn't change.
 
By Nancy Nolan 
I've done a lot of things in my life that I'm glad about.  But there are a lot of things I would change if I could go back and relive it again.  Thankfully, there are more things that I would never change than things I regret.  These are the things I would not change.  I would like to share them with you as an encouragement.
 

Lorrie