05-28-06 AM - HOW TO HAVE A HAPPY HOME

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How to Have A Happy Home

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Pondering Proverbs Series

• 80% of school aged children come home to an EMPTY HOUSE.
  
• 1 OUT OF 6 people are in a “traditional family.
• 1946 -– Top offences: Talking, chewing gum, making noises, running, getting out of line, wearing improper clothing, not putting paper in the waste basket . . . . .
• 2006 -– Top offences: Rape, robbery, assault, burglary, arson, murder, suicide
  

HOW TO HAVE A HAPPY HOME

1. Establish a STRONG marriage.
a. Stay CAPTIVATED (Proverbs 5:18-19)
b. Stay TOGETHER
c. Stay FAITHFUL (Proverbs 6:32)

2. Adopt EFFECTIVE parenting practices.
a. VIEW your kids as a GIFT from God.
b. View your kids as ADULTS in the making. (Proverbs 13:24; 23:13-14)
c. View your kids as LITTLE YOU’S (Proverbs 20:7; 22:6)