Whining seems to come up a lot at our house. I’ve blogged before about whining. We’ve dealt with it before. We still deal with it, as it seems to come and go in cycles. We’ve talked about unbelief (e.g., the children of Israel murmuring in the wilderness), and attempted to get them to replace the [...]
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I grew up in a godly, fundamentalist home. I thought all fundamentalist homes were like mine, with parents who loved God’s Word and had good reasons for the things we did and didn’t do. But not everyone liked the choices they made, and they were sometimes ridiculed for them. One of the things my mom [...]
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In the military, life takes twists and turns, but I’ve often admired myself for being so willing to go wherever God sends us. [Warning! Warning!] I would not dream of telling God where we should go, [Warning! Warning!] especially since NM was not even on our dream sheet but was obviously God’s plan for us. [...]
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Last night I awoke in a foggy blur to a little voice calling my name. At my side was Bethel, saying, “I was afraid you were not back yet.” I assured her that we had gotten back from our date soon after they were asleep, gave her a hug and kiss, and then asked her [...]
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Yesterday I opened up Proverbs 5 and read it for breakfast. [long pause] Yes, that’s the chapter about the immoral woman. Last week when we were at the thrift store looking for books, David and Bethel were excited to find some birding magazines. One of them was a Smithsonian, and although I glanced at it [...]
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I had a friend think through with me the process of teaching a young child to share, and addressing the biblical concepts of covetousness and giving. It was encouraging, because I realized that I have seen a lot of growth in this area from my children. The discussion was also challenging, because it reminded me [...]
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Last week a lady in our church asked if I would be willing to have housecleaning lessons. I’ve shared in some small groups the spiritual struggle I have with my flesh over this, and she wondered whether I was open to some help. She came over yesterday and we talked through my week of days. [...]
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This morning, the children are are grouchy. That’s because Lee has a military function this week where he has to work late. I tried to hold the children off until 7:00, but I ended up feeding them partially at 6:45. They wanted to save some of their dinner for when dad came home, but they [...]
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We started going through Parenting with Wisdom again. Love it. Challenged by it. Hopeful because of God’s Word. ??????? ????? ????????? You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up. [...]
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Because we live in a rural area, we see and talk about the sun, moon, and stars quite a bit. We’ve been known to stop our car on the way home from somewhere so we can watch the moonrise over the mountains. We have beautiful sunsets that we see each night when we eat dinner. [...]
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