Hi Sherri,
I am sure there are many things my parents did right, but the first thing that comes to mind is something that my mother did when we traveled.My parents believed in the theory of relativity. That means we only vacationed where we had relatives. Our family would drive to another state, sleep in their beds and eat their food. LOL!
When we were on these long drives, my mother would read stories of great people in the faith, to my three siblings and I. Sometimes we would listen to stories on audio cassette. I would sit in the back seat, close my eyes and visualize these stories in my imagination. One of these stories was about the life and times of John Wannamaker. He was a great entrepreneur in the late 1800’s. He was a Christ follower obsessed with being a business man of integrity. He was the first store owner to put price tags on his merchandise and tell people how much he paid for the product and what his markup was. Up to that point every transaction in business was a negotiation. That meant if you were a person who looked poor, you would be charged less than a person who wealthy. Wannamaker brought fairness and integrity into the marketplace. Customers loved his openness and this pressured all other stores to put price tags on merchandise.
We heard many other stories from the bible, from our founding fathers and from missionaries around the world that have encouraged my faith today.
My wife Rhonda and I have seven kids anytime we pile into our Ford Excursion, and travel anywhere, we read them stories and listen to CD’s of great Christian warriors and leaders in the Faith. My mom read great stories to us, that is what she did right.
Greg C. Gunn
Founder of www.Family-ID.com
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