What's important in life? by Carrie Fleetwood

We’ve heard it said that at the end of one’s life, you never hear someone say “I wish I had worked more”.  For parents who are struggling with work/life balance, I would encourage you to set aside an hour with your spouse every so often to discuss your ‘family vision’.  Ask each other what is important for your family life to feel secure and strongly knit together.  A good barometer to test the ‘temperature’ of your family bond is to look at how well you play together, how often you can laugh together and how well you resolve conflict resulting in each person feeling listened to and valued. A great question for parents to ask themselves is when you look back 20 years from now, what will you remember fondly and what will you regret that you had done or not done?  It may seem like an overwhelming ‘assignment’ at times, especially when you find yourselves in the thick of soccer practices and music lessons and homework, but stopping long enough and having courage enough to ask this question could mean your kids will one day love to return to visit home.  Because then and now, home will be a refuge.