One of the young men in our church read this passage last night, and I thought it would be good for me to think about it some more, in the context of child rearing. And have you forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons? “My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the [...]
Filed under: Introspection
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Galatians 5:22-25 Earlier I mentioned [...]
Filed under: Child Development, Getting Along, Obedience, Uncategorized
I announced to the children that they would henceforth be disallowed from changing gender when they pretend to be animals. I hesitated about this for awhile. I don’t want to draw attention to something that right now is of minor importance. And yet, I do want them in the habit of being thankful for the [...]
Filed under: Modesty and Purity
Which is easier at Christmas, to help children be givers, or takers? I’m learning that the easy, default setting for Christmas is to simply give children gifts, tell them it is more blessed to give than receive, and leave it at that. Helping children choose or make gifts for others is time consuming. So is [...]
Today is a busy day. I’d like to be more patient. So instead of finishing my post, I’ll save it for next week. I’m going to read my Bible some more instead. Have a good weekend!
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I’ve long been aware of my tendency to become impatient with my children throughout the day. It’s not a weekly occurrence; it’s daily and some days, hourly! Now, if I had a problem with screaming and throwing books and spoons, then I’d think “Wow. I have a sin problem.” But impatience is so common and [...]
Filed under: Emotions
This morning we talked about Thankfulness. I’m making a deliberate effort to be ready for Christmas early by baking ahead, but I also want to deliberately teach my children the joy of giving, and the joy of receiving humbly. Right now I see the greediness starting to grow, and as I pondered the problem, I [...]
It’s interesting, isn’t it, that we make a ceremony of preparing for Christmas before the turkey has finished cooling? We have one day set aside to thank the Lord for every good and perfect gift, and then we immediately turn to a holiday that for many people is about receiving gifts. My reaction is to [...]
I’ve noticed that the discipline needs of my children seem more apparent after a vacation. It’s possible that during vacations we stop consistently disciplining and then we reap the consequences, but I think it’s just as likely that there’s something about vacations and company that make us more aware of how we are currently teaching [...]
Filed under: Introspection
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