Dinner at the Table--It matters!

Jalin & Devin,

It seems as though in today's fast paced world, families don't eat together at the dinner table as much as the used to. Sure, we like to use the excuse that families these days are always on the go and just don't have time to sit down together, as a family, for a meal. Hogwash! We will make time. Your mother and I always make it a point to sit down at the dinner table together. There have been times that we allow you guys to make a pic-nic blanket on the floor in the den but those times are few and far between. I hope you understand why. I want you to know that the time we get to spend together at the table is one of the important things in life because we get to spend time with each other. I want you to know that we can talk about things around the table, how your day went, and what you did. Families that eat together at the dinner table generally eat healthier. For me, one of the highlights of my day is when I get to hear you guys say the dinner grace. That's good stuff!

So don't get frustrated when there is something on T.V. that you really want to watch and we tell you to come to the table. The T.V. show that you are missing can wait and will probably come back on again in the near future, but we won't be able to spend forever at the table together. So, for now, while I can make you, you are going to sit down with us and we are going to eat together...because it matters! I hope you and your family, when that time comes, do the same thing.

Love ya!
Dad