Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things. Philippians 4:8
I drive my kids to school each day. As we head down the driveway, I turn off the radio and pray (with my eyes open, of course : )). We then listen to KLOVE, a Christian radio station, so that the songs in our minds throughout the day are pure and praiseworthy to God. After school, when all of us are together again, I ask each of them how their day went, if they have any homework, and what their favorite part of the day was. I added the last part just a couple of months ago. Usually, because we are all rather fatigued, the answer to the first question is only a short word, “fine, good, okay”. Now, they think about the good parts of the day and our conversations on the way home are much more enjoyable.
