Anna and I love reclaiming words that get abused in our culture. Take for instance, conservative, moderate, liberal. Gradually, better definitions developed into an obsession with us. Read a few in our Better Definitions Dictionary and you’ll instantly see why.

Can we change the culture one word at a time? You better believe it! For certain, we can change our own family culture with a little wisdom about how we use words.

So, since Anna asked for it, here’s our Camp Krafve Better Definitions Dictionary. Below, all the words we’ve reclaimed so far….

Camp Krafve Better Definitions Dictionary

Better Definitions A-E

Adventurous: Open-minded to new, even scary experiences in order to grow (not reckless)

Ambitious: a spark of desire and the gumption to seek and share good things

Civility: Stewarding emotional energy wisely for self-restraint and self-disciplined in behavior and when speaking to others.

COMPASSIONATE (Theme from DESIGN): Confidently stewarding personal resources by sharing

CONFIDENT (Theme from DESIGN): Maintaining mental and spiritual assuredness and positivity while overcoming Life’s challenges

Conservative: Life-long learning about how to steward resources wisely to have something wonderful to share

Conversational Adventure: The art of changing a hard conversation into an opportunity for blessing.

CREATIVE (Theme from Together By DESIGN): Confidently Identifying and Solving Problems

Discerning: The ability to process wisely all the information coming at us.

Empathy: Able to imagine other people’s circumstances and feelings with heart-felt compassion  and understanding.

Energetic: Confident about using positive force to honor others.

Expressive: Able to use all the communication skills God gave us to pass on information and wisdom.

Better Definitions F-K

Faith: Knowing God well enough to trust in His character and His unfailing love for us. 

Faithfulness: Confident about redemptive approaches in relationships and communication

Focused: Understanding God’s big purpose for your life and the gumption to believe in it.

Generous: Compassionate in responding with a joyful heart

GRIT (Theme from Together to LEARN): Steadfast in the face of challenge, putting the grr in grit, and hanging in there when things get tough

GUMPTION (Theme from Together to LEARN): Boldly facing down fear, beginning small, and stepping into big dreams.

GLORY (Theme from Together to LEARN): Reflecting God’s glory to others

Hospitable: Life-Long learning about how to devote yourself—open your life— to others

Humble: Able to put others before myself because I know God has my back.

Imaginative: Creative in processing and communicating truth, especially with storytelling

Innovative: Creative in problem solving; perceptive in identifying symptoms of challenges

Insightful: Compassionate in grasping many perspectives

Intentional: confident about pursuing purposeful community, communicating clearly.

Just: Seeking to be like God in loving people with their best interests in mind while guarding the welfare of others.

Better Definitions L-Q

Liberal: Life-long learning about the generosity of sharing yourself, not codependent.

Lively: Energetic and attentive to others as we choose moods to tenderly, vigorously care for one another.

Loyal: confident in committing to relationships.

Mindful: A process of discovering your place in life; aware of oneself and others, alert for a good balance in life without self-condemnation.

Moderate: Lifelong process of learning to judiciously take into account others’ perspectives without compromising personal conviction.

OBSERVANT (Theme from Together to READ): Confidently identifying situations and understanding other people’s perspectives

OPEN-MINDED (Theme from Together to READ): Able consider other perspectives and reboot opinions based on good information

OPTIMISTIC (Theme from Together to READ): Maintaining a positive perspective in the face of challenge

Perceptive: Creative in appreciating God’s colorful, multi-dimensional world

Perseverance: Open-minded and trusting in future success in spite of current negative experiences (not wilted)

Better Definitions R-Z

Resourceful: Creative in finding ways to enhance usefulness

Respectful: Aware of God’s image in self and others, therefore able to steward relationships wisely.

Responsive: Committed to listening, pondering, and praying before acting on behalf of the best interests of all involved.

Sacrificial: Compassionate in giving up one’s rights for the benefit of others

Self-disciplined: Compassionate in moderating oneself in order to bring honor to God

SENSITIVE (Theme from Together to SHARE): Wisely caring for those God has entrusted to you to love well, not codependent, but sacrificial.

Servant-hearted: The person willing to be last in line for goodies and first to step up to work and sacrifice.

STEWARDING (Theme from Together to SHARE): Taking care of what God has entrusted to you in order to bless others. (Anna’s definition from https://cathykrafve.com/clean-up/)

SUCCESSFUL (Theme from Together to SHARE): Able to create a vision, inspire others, and accomplish goals together

Wise: Open-minded and respectful of lessons from the past; never haughty

More Adventures To Come

If you’re wondering why words like Design, Imagine, Read, and Share pop up a lot in these, it’s because Anna and I are working on manuscripts for each of those topics. We want to equip busy moms and teachers with a quick 12 month holiday curriculum guide, including an Anna-designed fun easy craft(!!).

Our passion is to recognize fleshly traits in our kiddos and coach them to use their God-designed natures for good!

Thank you for checking out our Better Definitions Dictionary. You can find all these words and more in our FREE weekly (okay, almost weekly) blog. Plus, there’s tons of podcasts.

As always, we are extremely grateful to all the reading and listening friends who are in this with us!

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cathy

We LOVE to hear from YOU!

Which words drive you crazy when people use them incorrectly? How has a short message, a word, changed your life? When was the last time you wrote a personal note and why?

May we pray together?

Dear good Father, we turn to You now, the one who spoke the world into existence with the power of Your word. You call Your Son, the Word. Is it possible our words can change lives for good? Of course it is! But we are definitely not You. We’re like our own offspring, fully talented and designed by You, but with a tendency to walk in the flesh and mess things up. Help us develop the daily habit of turning toward You for love and direction. Give us words today that will mean life and health and inspiration to those we love. Bless us now because that is Your heart’s desire. In Jesus name. Amen

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