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I haven't written in a while as I have been getting ready for my "baby's" birthday.
And the one thing I wanted to share was how nice it is to do special things for our children. For me I really wanted to start a new tradition in our family. It was that my husband bring our daughter pink flowers for her birthday. It is something that can be done each year and as she grows up it would be something that would come to mean something more and more. Unfortunately the florist was shut by the time hubby left work but Lord willing it will be something to keep in mind for next year.

I got this idea from a book which talked alot about having family traditions. Some families take a Christmas portrait, others take a bike ride on a Saturday afternoon, others go camping at Easter. It is really something that your children can look back upon and remember these things as special times in their lives. Establishing family traditions can also be establishing our legacy. Something that can be pasted down from children to grandchildren.

I encourage you to think about making traditions for your family. It doesn't have to be done often, maybe just a yearly occurrence. It doesn't matter what age your children are, if they are too young it is something you can tell them that you did when they are older. If they are older it can be a way of re-connecting with them. They may not want to give up their time but maybe it can be a tradition of sending them a text message at the start of the week telling them that you hope they have a great week.

Now is a great time to create traditions and begin new legacies.