The other day I was angry with Bethel and I had to ask her forgiveness. I didn’t want to do it. Part of me argued that if I asked forgiveness, then she would forget about the fact that she was in the wrong. Another part argued that it probably wouldn’t make a difference, and that [...]
Filed under: Humility, Uncategorized
We’ve got three children who are very close together. When they play together, they usually play well, but often we have misunderstandings. Sometimes it’s plain selfishness, like yesterday when one child wanted to play “hurt bird” and the other child wanted to play “camping.” Several attempts at mediation failed, simply because each person insisted that [...]
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This week I read David the account of David and Goliath in the Bible. After I read this portion: And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him: for thou art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth. And David said [...]
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This weekend I started a sewing project. It’s been fun to pull out my sewing machine and put it to good use. I’ve not done so since David was a baby, so sewing with children running around has been a new experience. Of course, they’re curious and hang around for all but the tedious parts [...]
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I’ve been thinking about some things I need to change. The problem is, I’ve been rather apathetic (um, lukewarm) about doing so. I’ve been thinking about why this is so. I can think of three big reasons, and then I’m including my initial plan to address the problem. First, I don’t understand what God has [...]
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We’ve told our children that if anyone tells them to keep a secret, they should come talk to mom and dad about it. We do this for their protection, primarily, and we’ve said it several times, but we’ve never had a response. The other day, while the girls were still sleeping, David stood on one [...]
Filed under: Using Questions
In spite of the valiant efforts of the last week (including two friends who came over for a bit to help), my laundry pile is still not off my bedroom floor. A combination of a major library book sale (ten cent children’s books are hard for me to resist) and too much time on the [...]
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Laurel is now two. She’s also emotional. Over the last weekend, Laurel cried because: She wanted to get into the box that Bethel was playing in. She wanted the dinosaur placemat that Bethel asked for. She wanted the purple spoon after she got first choice and picked the blue spoon and Bethel got the second [...]
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And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. Galatians 6:9 I’m ready for the reaping part of this verse…. What? You think that I need to define reaping? Well, I can do that. I so look forward to the day when all my [...]
Filed under: Introspection
When David was a baby, a lady in the church told me that if Lee had the baby and was making him squirm and fuss, I shouldn’t immediately rush over and take him away. Even though Lee’s job involved holding babies all day, he didn’t know David, and more than once I found myself tempted [...]
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