Have you ever looked at your child and asked, "What were you thinking?" - and then realized that he wasn't thinking at all? That's common enough - and to be honest, sometimes it doesn't improve in adulthood. This episode, Hal is talking about how you can help your kids become more intentional, more aware, more ... thoughtful! (And maybe, improve your own thinking skills, too)

The Bible warns against spiritual blindness -- we need to be careful about mental blindness in the physical world too. Jesus and the apostles quoted Isaiah and Ezekiel, who said though Israel had eyes to see and ears to hear, they were blind and deaf to spiritual truth right in front of them. (Isaiah 6, Ezekiel 12, Matthew 13, Acts 28, Romans 11) And honestly we often are nearly as clueless about the physical world, aren't we?

We can help our kids focus a little better on common blind spots like:

* Figuring out where to start with a big task

* Organizing a task for fastest and quickest improvement

* Finding something when it's right where you said it was

* Finding something when it's close but not exactly where you said

* Giving an honest try before giving up

* Learning logical troubleshooting skills

Hal shares lessons he learned from more than twenty years in the military, manufacturing, and utilities - and lessons we try to teach our kids now!

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