The home is the chief school of human virtues. – William Ellery Channing

Three thoughts sprang to mind when I read this quote.

First – more is caught than taught. Our children and those we spend time with will “catch” more of our values and ideals than we teach them. Most learning is done through observation. We must project things worth catching.

Second – home is more than just our house. It is those we spend time with a lot, our coworkers and our actual house. Our values are shaped by those we spend time with (we catch as well as project).

Third – a marriage podcast I listened to once described marriage as the constant rubbing off of our rough edges. In our homes and close relationships we are consistently “rubbing up against” our selfishness. Those rough edges can cut those close to us or we can allow them to be taken off, smoothing out our selfish desires and replacing them with selfless service and love.

Make it a great day.

Jake

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