When you think of your childhood, do you feel warm inside or full of anxiety? I believe it is the mother in the household who sets the "aroma" of the home. What atmosphere or "aroma" do you want your children to look back on when they are older? The environment you provide in your home will have a dramatic influence on the lives of your family and it will last for many years. At 59, I remember well the times I was sick as a little girl and what a "special occasion" my mother made this. She would fix me whatever I wanted to eat and spend lots of time reading to me and playing with me. This was a time of nourishing and I remember it like it was yesterday. She made being sick as great as it could be!
Focus on the Family uses the acronym AROMA to provide a simple reminder of how to maintain a family fragrance conducive to positive family relationships.
Affection - Families that display genuine affection for one another effectively arm themselves against a cold and uncaring world.
Respect - Respectful relationships hold others in honor so they recognize their true worth. Respectful families develop manners and courteous habits. Respect also inhibits destructive self-criticism.
Order - is the result of managing and modeling godly leadership in the home, resulting in a refuge of calm.
Merriment - is an atmosphere of enthusiasm coupled with uninhibited laughter and noise.
Affirmation - lets your family members know who they are as well as whose they are. It's not about whether they won their last soccer game or received the best salesman award. It's about our true love for them and the high esteem we hold for them. True affirmation ultimately comes from God.
Wouldn't you love to grow up in a home like this? If you need to change the atmosphere in your home, it's simple. Start right where you are! Then look for opportunities to do a little more each day to improve your family's fragrance.
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