It has been a summer of weekend getaways, lost loved ones, new friends, new birth, and great adventures. As I reflect on the summer past, there is much to be thankful for in the seasons of this journey called living.
As I enter the senior years of life and the many colors it brings, I contemplate the intergenerational studies that ask the question- when does family influence take hold. “Do values get transmitted early in the family life cycle, and then persist in children over time, or is transmission lagged such that children adopt their parents’ values and beliefs when they reach middle adulthood? Second, we ask whether values are more powerfully transmitted when intergenerational cohesion is strong in the early years of family life when sensitivity to value adoption is considered to be strong. Third, we ask whether intergenerational transmission is stronger with respect to (1) belief systems that are privately held, such as those associated with religiosity, or (2) social attitudes that are guided by changing public opinion, such as gender role attitudes.”*“Intergenerational transmission of values over the family life course”
It is my hope that our children can embrace the many seasons of family time. The times of walking trails with their father, sitting as a family creating song and poetry, and the simple uncomplicated stories of Peter Rabbit and Winne the Pooh.
In sharing the values of my parents and grandparents, I hope & pray that our family values hold true to system 1, those associated with privately held values associated with faith and the heritage of our Christian journey in Christ. It is my hope in this Autumn season when the colors show bright that our family prepares to settle in for the winter with family memories unencumbered by socialization of a world going awry.
It is the winter months when new life begins and the roots prepare for Spring growth. So, in all the seasons we are blessed to endure…
May we continue to consider and study the Biblical wisdom of Proverbs 22:6- “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”
Always grateful,
Walking In Your Gifts 