One of the most significant parts of Chapter 8 in my mom’s book, Parenting with Wisdom, is the following quote: The work of motivating and inspiring children to obey and achieve involves three basic areas of his thinking. The child’s desire to acquire the benefits of achievement and obedience– what he believes those benefits are [...]
Filed under: Mom Time
I didn’t intend my last post to end so dramatically. I feel somewhat sheepish because the change really isn’t that big of a deal, although dealing with my attitude is why this post fits the Wisdom Wednesday theme. Have you ever considered that pride causes us to act in the best interest of ourselves, not [...]
Filed under: Bedtime, Introspection, Wisdom
Are you ever afraid to change your mind? If we made a good decision in the past, doesn’t that mean we shouldn’t change it? If we change direction, doesn’t that mean we made a bad decision in the first place? And when we’re talking about God’s Will and sin, the thinking gets even more uncomfortable. [...]
Filed under: Introspection
Last week, I caught David sneaking a candy snack. I hadn’t said he couldn’t have it, but he was obviously aware that I would not be pleased with what he had in his hands. Do you know what his response was to my question about what he was doing? What are you doing here, mom? [...]
Filed under: Lying
Have you ever been ashamed of yourself? Last night, I was. My children are still not school age, but I still enjoy finding what will stimulate their minds, and providing an environment that will foster a well trained mind. I don’t think that’s a bad thing, and that’s not the problem. The problem in my [...]
Filed under: Introspection, School Matters
We have two libraries in our town. One is in Alamogordo (our city), about ten minutes from our house. The other library is on Holloman Air Force Base, our base where my husband is stationed. They have story time on the same day, at the same time. I’ve always gone to story time on base, [...]
Filed under: Book Reviews, Military Life
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. Philippians 4:8 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is [...]
Filed under: Wisdom
A few years back, our Pastor gave Lee and me a small book called Ten Questions to Diagnose Your Spiritual Health by Don Whitney. It is a challenging book, and one chapter in particular has continued to stick in my mind (the title is the title of this post). Here is an excerpt: Do you [...]
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I’m not opposed to teaching children the fine arts from an early age, but I differ from some parents in that the arts and cultural attainment are not my goal. If my children do not know Matisse from Monet, I won’t despair. If they do not understand, appreciate, or cultivate beauty, then I will be [...]
Filed under: Introspection
My friend Kelly and sat drinking coffee a few weeks ago and started swapping ways we’ve been attempting to help our children live out the truth that Love Gives and Love Serves. We thought it would be fun to start a list to share, so here is my list. Notice that the list emphasizes what [...]
Filed under: Getting Along
