Let the questions begin!

I recently read a question in a survey about building a happy family that’s answer surprised me. 

Q.  When a team of psychologists measured children’s resilience, they found that the kids who __________ were best able to handle stress.

a.  Ate the same breakfast every day

b.  Knew the most about their family history

c. Played team sports

d.  Attended regular religious services

A.  (b) The more children know about their family’s history, the stronger their sense of control over their lives and the higher their self-esteem.  The reason:  These children have a strong sense of “inter-generational self”—they understand that they belong to something bigger than themselves, and that families naturally experience both highs and lows.  

This got me thinking (okay let’s be honest I am in so many meetings in my life right now and it wasn’t so much as me concentrating on this question rather my mind was probably wandering when I should have been focusing on something else…anyways back to what I was thinking) that I want my girls to know who I am and what struggles I have had and how I have overcome them and what joys I have had besides the basic BIG moments in everyone’s lives.  So for Family Home Evening this past week I prepared a lesson on the importance of telling our stories.  With B now entering the blogging world and me committed to keeping my own up to date for my parents while they are on their missions I thought it would provide the perfect opportunity to tell our stories.  So to do this each week we are going to answer a question…just one (trust me it won’t be so easy as it sounds).  These can be anything from What is your favorite holiday? to If you could relive any one day in your life what day would it be and why?  I was inspired to do this because years ago my mom put together a book for my sister where both my mom and my grandma answered questions about themselves.  I will never forget my grandma’s words on when she first met my grandpa.  She said “he was a handsome brute”…isn’t that great.  I want my kids, grandkids etc. to know me from my own mouth.  So stay tuned and we both will probably learn a lot about who I am.