Some of you know that we obtained a dog, who is two years old, house trained, and generally a sweet, well-tempered dog. She’s not perfect. She has a bad habit of chewing up stuffed animals and blocks, pencils and crayons. She’s been sitting next to the school table, ready to catch anything that drops. If [...]
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Sorry I missed posting yesterday. I’ve been wanting to discuss repentance with my children, but I know that my own heart isn’t ready to do so. We’ve actually been talking in church about repentance and its relationship to salvation. One of the things that we talked about is that one of the marks of a [...]
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I’ve been wanting to discuss repentance for awhile. I’ve recently been discussing with David his need for salvation. It’s something I have deliberately delayed discussing with him earlier, because he hadn’t given evidence of understanding some important biblical concepts. (yes, I know we can underestimate young children) Since recently he’s made comments that reveal he [...]
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Today the children were all relatively peaceful. I’m sure it wasn’t all me. No milk was spilled (although I’ve not yet put on a cloth tablecloth this week, just in case). Some sharing happened. The dog is happily chewing on a nylabone during school. I’m still working on the right thinking. I spent good time [...]
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Jay Younts, who blogs here, posted this comment yesterday morning, and it’s been a blessing to me. Maybe I needed the extra push to fix my mind on Christ. I don’t always think about my children’s childishness as temptation and my irritability as a weakness. It seems just “regular life” that I must deal with, [...]
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Yesterday was not a good day for thinking right thoughts. I was irritable. I know this because everyone was particularly irritating. Maybe the children really did need to go work off some energy. Maybe they’re going through some emotional stage. Maybe Laurel’s getting a tooth. Maybe… I need a good talking to. Right now. You [...]
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When do you find is a profitable time to talk with your children? I’ve grown to love breakfast talks. They’re sitting in one place while they’re eating, something helpful for conversation. One mother related how her teenage son would chat while she scratched his back. Another scheduled a class to take with her daughter at [...]
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Good intentions, priorities. Yesterday a friend related how a friend of hers was good at going out of the way to learn about and encourage her children’s interests, but neglected and dismissed her husband’s interests. Of course, we agreed this is not a great approach, but I’ve been pondering how sometimes my focus on loving [...]
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No commentary, just verses to think on. *The post title comes from Isaiah 41. But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh [...]
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Today’s Wisdom Wednesday continues the topic of “family planning.” Feel free to share relevant Scripture I have left out. Our attitude about children: a blessing and a curse And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of [...]
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