Accomplishments

Whenever we accomplish something, the thought behind it is that in some way we believe it to be important.  Even if we have not deliberately thought it through, we believe that doing it is beneficial or necessary.
As we raise up our children, we train them, either consciously or unconsciously, that certain things are valuable.  When we praise or reward them for earning good grades, we are training them to believe that education is important.  When we cheer them on for the goal, the point, the run or the touchdown, we are training them that success in sports is important.  When we praise them for being pretty or handsome, we are training them to believe that external beauty is valuable.  So the question stands, do these things align with the beliefs of our faith? 
As we set goals and accomplishments for ourselves and our children, what is motivating these?  Are the things we are aiming to accomplish eternally worthwhile?  Are the things we are training into our children eternally valuable?  And more importantly, are there things we are neglecting or merely giving lip service, that actually are eternally valuable? 
What are the things that we claim to believe, that are part of the historic Christian faith, that we just don't have the time to do, because we are distracted and too busy to make them part of our lives?