STERLY RESET
Ground Rules
🏡 Welcome to Camp Sterly! Here Are Our Ground Rules:
1 LIVING ROOM LOVE
Our living room is a shared space for bonding and relaxation. Let's avoid turning it into a bedroom or a TV marathon zone.
2 KINDNESS IN COMMUNICATION
Tame your tongue with kindness. Let's aim for words that uplift and support, not criticize or judge. Constructive conversations are always welcome.
3 KEEP CALM AND SPEAK SOFTLY
Save yelling for real emergencies – like if the house is on fire! Let's cherish a peaceful atmosphere.
4 PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE
When someone's testing your patience, take a deep breath. Let's exercise patience, especially when things get a bit unreasonable.
5 CLEANLINESS IS NEXT TO GODLINESS
Help keep our home tidy. Avoid unnecessary clutter. Clean up after yourself and pitch in for common areas.
6 TECHNOLOGY TIMEOUT
Embrace technology-free zones at certain times to connect and bond better as a family or simply disconnect from online or TV garbage.
7 GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION
Express gratitude often. Let's appreciate the little things and celebrate each other's victories, no matter how small.
8 OPEN HEARTS, OPEN MINDS
Embrace differences with an open heart and mind. Let's listen and learn from each other.
9 LAUGH OFTEN
Laughter is the best medicine! Let's share jokes, funny stories, and joyous moments together.
10 POSITIVITY PREVAILS
Let's create a home where negativity takes a backseat. Encourage and support each other. Let seldom be heard a discouraging word.
🏡 Our Ground Rules Echoed By Scripture:
1 RESPECTFUL USE OF COMMON SPACES
"Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves." - Philippians 2:3. Let's cherish and respect our shared spaces, using them considerately.
2 KIND AND UPLIFTING CONVERSATION
"Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone." - Colossians 4:6. Speak kindly and wisely, aiming to encourage and build each other up.
3 RESPECTING BOUNDARIES AND PRIVACY
"Love your neighbor as yourself." - Mark 12:31. Honor each other's personal space and privacy as an expression of love and respect.
4 PATIENCE AND SELF-CONTROL
"A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger." - Proverbs 15:1. Exercise patience and self-control, responding with gentleness even in challenging moments.
5 CLEANLINESS AND ORDERLINESS
"For God is not a God of disorder but of peace." - 1 Corinthians 14:33. Let's keep our home clean and organized, contributing to a peaceful environment.
6 BALANCED USE OF TECHNOLOGY
"Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity." - Ephesians 5:15-16. Embrace moments of togetherness without distractions, making the most of our time as a family.
7 GRATITUDE AND THANKFULNESS
"Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus." - 1 Thessalonians 5:18. Cultivate a heart of gratitude and regularly express thankfulness for each other.
8 EMBRACING DIFFERENCES WITH LOVE
"Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God." - Romans 15:7. Embrace diversity within our family with love and acceptance.
9 JOY AND LAUGHTER
"A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones." - Proverbs 17:22. Let laughter and joy fill our home, bringing healing and happiness.
10 CREATING A POSITIVE ATMOSPHERE
"Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things." - Philippians 4:8. Let's cultivate an environment where positivity and encouragement flourish.