Giving Tuesday!

Nov 30, 2015 by Jim and Jerolyn Bogear

Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday, but the most beneficial and life changing is Giving Tuesday.

Although it still is much about the hustle at Christmas, getting all we want from our Christmas list, and finding the deals for “us”, we are beginning to see a shift in our Christmas “gifting.” I (Jim) am a gift giver and if I could give first to my wife, and then to our children and grandchildren the world. I would. I love it and want to bless them with all. That isn’t always for the best, and I am learning this. But I simply love Christmas, and like so many others, really am a kid at Christmas. Okay, I am probably like a kid most of the time, but there is something wonderful about Christmas and all that goes with it.

We are learning ourselves to give more away to others rather than spending all on ourselves. One of our family core values is Generosity! We have modeled and taught this to our own children, as well as, many others as we write and speak. You can read more about our family values by clicking here. We are wanting to give more away to help others and bless them to experience the joy of Christ’s love and having a Christmas.

So with all the black and cyber days to buy for ourselves and loved ones, let’s remember and begin to create another tradition of GivingTuesday!

Our denomination has offered 5 different opportunities for us to give. See the link below. There are many other ways as well. In fact our local church does a variety of things to help us serve and bless others. Just find a way to give to others and express the value of Generosity by participating in Giving Tuesday. We invite you to join us and many others to help those around the world or right in your neighborhood. Whether it is on GivingTuesday or some other time during Christmas, we encourage you to be generous and give to others.

For God so loved the world that he GAVE His one and only Son… let’s live this out to share and show the love of Christ this Christmas season.

https://www.wesleyan.org/givingtuesday

Merry Christmas!

Jim and Jerolyn Bogear

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Parenting Tips on Teaching Generosity: Part 2

Jul 9, 2013 by Jim and Jerolyn Bogear

Last Tuesday we began to list the tips we give on teaching Generosity from our book, Faith Legacy: Six Values to Shape Your Child’s Journey. In a world where they will be encouraged to scrap and scrape their way to the top to get all they can for themselves, generosity is a trait that needs to be instilled early in their life. Here is the rest of that list.

Remember, parents, we must be models of these values for our children to see the “value” in them. More is caught than taught. So live this week generously.

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Parenting Tips on Teaching Generosity: Part 1

Jul 2, 2013 by Jim and Jerolyn Bogear

The sixth value that our family lives by is Generosity. And we are not just talking about being generous with money and possessions, although that is included. We can also be generous with our time, talents, attitude, and in extending grace to others. Giving over and beyond in all we do shows the heart of God to those we come in contact with. Training your children to follow this same life of generosity just takes a little bit of intentionality. Here are some ideas on instilling this value into their lives:

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