When I was 3 I started playing soccer. My dad knew nothing about soccer, but threw himself into clinics, coaching, and playing along side me. We developed a shared love for a sport that still creates a connecting point today as I bounce coaching questions and watch games with him. If you feel like you are struggling to connect with your teen, I want to encourage you to begin something new in your relationship with them. Shake off the staleness of the same ole’ day in and day out and start fresh! A great way to do that is to find a hobby that you can share with your teen. Something you both can become passionate about!
And that means asking your teenager their opinion on this! What do they like, what do you like, what are their interests, and what are yours? Write them all down and then find a common thread that you can work with.
There is something powerful in watching a son and his dad play golf together, or a mom and her daughter go hiking together or a parent and their teen reading the same book while they share coffee at a coffee shop together.
God has given us a very valuable gift and it is called time. Psalms 31:15 says, “My times are in Your hand…” I know that time is hard to come by with all of the commitments that we have.
Think of how much more valuable our time would be if we took it out of our hands and placed it in God’s by creating a time that we could share with our teenager…a time that you could get to know each other as individuals by sharing a hobby. A hobby is so much more than doing something that is fun. It is creating an avenue where relationship can blossom!
We’ll finish this session today with a video that will help you get started… http://vimeo.com/parentministry/review/87519592/fd702b22c1
I'm praying for you and rooting for you as you work tirelessly nurturing your kids and helping them grow.
On Wednesday, October 14, we will be taking the middle school youth to NCHS Baseball field behind the school to partner with Fellowship of Christian Athletes Fields of Faith. A van will leave from SBC at 6pm heading to the event and will return about 8:15. If you'd prefer to take your kids directly to the event and pick them up from there, that is fine. This event will take the place of Middle School Youth next week. If you have questions, feel free to ask Lee.
