July 4, 2011

• Marriage Mission Statement

  I read an article last week that really made me think.  It was about developing a mission statement for your marriage. 

  The Chief and I have a notebook that we call "Trent Tribe Destination".  In it we have goals, hopes, and prayers for our entire family.  We have a section devoted to our family as a whole, our marriage, ourselves as individuals, and each of our children.  We take time periodically to review it, change it, add to it, and best of all mark off the goals we've achieved. 

  

  I wish we could take credit for coming up with this concept but it was actually our pastors, Jeff and Peggy Williams from Virginia who gave us this suggestion during a sermon series they did on parenting.  The point they made is that in order to arrive at a particular place you have to have a plan (a map, gps, etc...).  You don't accidentally end up where you want to go, you have to purpose each day to do something to get you closer to your goal.  That resonated in us.  (And that's how we got the title "Trent Tribe Destination".)  

  Reading the article last week reminded me of the importance of our little notebook.  It made me think of some things I'd like to add to our marriage section.  Want to make a marriage mission statement of your own?  Here's some great inspiration:

  Personal Mission Statement Example

  Today's Housewife Marriage Mission Statement

  Be A Better Spouse Challenge Tip #5: Create a Marriage Mission Statement

   

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