Bethel, was pushing your brother kind? No. Was pushing your brother glorifying God? [brightly] Yes. No. It does not glorify God when we are unkind. What should you say to your brother? Yes, ma’am. No, what should you say when you are unkind? Please stop. No. You should say, “Please forgive me for being unkind.” [...]
Filed under: Communication and Meaning, Getting Along
Kelly said this: Yes, these things are important [laundry, sleep, computer], but I am finding that spending more time WITH them [her children] allows me to stay on top of the important things, but most importantly, keeping a continuous dialogue about God. Its much easier when I am not focusing on me. I thought that [...]
Filed under: Mom Time
I have a peculiar habit. When it is time to get up (unless there’s a baby crying or other situation needing immediate attention), I avoid getting up until the clock is at a zero or five. So I’ll say, “I’ll get up at 7:10.” If I miss 7:10, I really will wait until the next [...]
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I spent some time with my Nave’s Topical Bible looking at thankfulness verses. Nave’s is a cool book that organizes Bible verses by topic. You can find it online, but I like the paper version better. Guess I need to spend more time reading, because while I read a lot about thankfulness to God (Psalm [...]
Filed under: Manners
If you haven’t read Part 1 and Part 2, you may want to do so before reading Part 3. In Part 2 of Heartfelt Discipline Clarkson shifts to a more practical style. Now I’m learning with reading Clarkson (and other non-spankers) is that it’s important to understand how they define terms. Take, for example the [...]
Filed under: Book Reviews
This morning, David wanted to play catch, so I went outside and we played, first with a frisbee and then with a bumpy football. The football is supposed to be easier to catch and throw. You’re not very good at throwing the ball, Mommy. I checked my inclination to object to the comment, first because [...]
Filed under: Humility
David was given a belated birthday gift. It was a good gift, one that I was sure he would enjoy, but he refused to say thank you for it. When I was growing up, this was not an option. If you didn’t say thank you, you didn’t get the gift. But when I informed David [...]
Filed under: Manners
This morning in our ladies Sunday school class, our teacher continued her series on how we got our Bible. I was feeling a little wistful that we could actually learn something useful, even though I knew this was a valuable series for several ladies in particular. One of the verses we read was II Timothy [...]
Filed under: Mom Time
I found a new verse that seems to be helpful in establishing a Christian World View. It’s a “do” verse, not a “God is” verse, but it did make a difference today. For some reason, Bethel told David “I’m mad at you.” It seems to be the insult of choice right now at our house. [...]
Filed under: Getting Along
Some quotes we discussed from our meeting today. We missed you if you were absent. Once others begin to lean on human reasoning as their main source of direction in raising children, the Bible ceases to have the preeminence as the basis for all conduct and decisions. Consequently, such mothers do not have the confidence [...]
Filed under: Book Reviews
