Thinking about traditions...

I'm currently reading Diciplines of a Godly Family by Kent and Barbara Hughes; as well as Treasuring God in our traditions by Noel Piper (also available for free here). Both of these have got me thinking more about intentional traditions for our family - what the purpose is, what they will look like etc. Being significantly separated from both our families, living here in NZ, I think is a perfect time to assess what we have done, what we should do etc. Now some of you (especially if you haven't read either of the above mentioned books), might think this is just about creating a warm, fuzzy feeling for our family. But as Noel Piper emphasises it is a bit deeper than that:

The things we do regularly that help us in our deepest being to know and love and want God, the things that help our lives to be infiltrated with God—those things are tradition. And then if there are children in our lives, to pass these God-focused activities to the next generation—that’s what tradition is for a Christian. (p. 25)

So I'm therefore thinking specifically about traditions that will help Peter and I teach our children about God. Now I haven't really started thinking about specifics yet, although Peter and I have had a couple of discussions about the different traditions our families had when we were kids. So obviously there is a lot more thinking to be done, but I am excited about putting some more intentional thought into it.