"How Will This Affect their Souls?

I keep this quote in the kitchen where I see it everytime I get bowls or cups down for my two little boys and thought I'd share it here...

"This is the thought that should be uppermost in all you do for your children. In every step you take about them, in every plan, and scheme, and arrangement that concerns them, do not leave out that mighty question, 'How will this affect their souls?' ...the chief end of their lives is the salvation of their souls."

J.C.Ryle, The Duties of Parents

What a glorious thought to remind me of what really matters in this life.