On Friday morning, I told the children that we were going to do something fun. I gathered them on the couch and told them that I read something in my Bible that delighted me. I read them Proverbs 24:13-14, and told them I thought King Solomon must have given his children something sweet when he [...]
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Filed under: Wisdom
Love this passage from Proverbs: My son, eat honey, for it is good. Yes, the honey from the comb is sweet to your taste; Know that wisdom is thus for your soul. (Pr. 24:13-14) It’s another object lesson, and one I’ve never tried before. We’ve used other objects for teaching about wisdom, but never compared [...]
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Filed under: Wisdom
We’re in temporary housing, and our table is really a ledge that seats three. For some reason it has become a point of contention which seat has the most perceived value to our three children. As a solution, Lee decided that at each meal, one child could have the choice of where to sit. That [...]
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One thing I’ve learned from the locals here in San Antonio is that summers are unbearably hot. Seems people here love to talk about their misery, and I cannot say how many times I’ve heard about last summer’s heat wave (I think 12 weeks straight over a hundred degrees, with high humidity, of course). At [...]
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What We’re Working On This Week David— still getting to the bottom of how he thinks, getting him to talk about the SS lesson is a challenge, teasing his sisters (knowing when to stop, how to discern the right time to tease, etc.), still wanting to discover what he’s thinking about salvation. Bethel— working through [...]
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For several months, I’ve been thinking on a portion of Psalm 48. Every so often, I’ll go back and look at it. It’s a curious perspective, and I’ve been wondering about how it fits in my life. There’s a strong correlation to Psalm 78, so I’ve been particularly interested in how it fits me as [...]
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Today I was thankful for the shady bench by the park. I couldn’t have any quiet. The children weren’t ill mannered, but they did seem to be high maintenance. After Laurel woke up, we went to the park. I took my Bible. I needed it. I was wrestling with being anxious. My what-ifs were starting [...]
She’s patient with her children when they are slow to learn what she wants them to learn. She keeps teaching them what is right, confident that God will be faithful to bring the fruit of repentance in their lives in His time. She doesn’t react to their sin in anger, and she’s genuinely joyful as [...]
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We’ve been spending much time at the playground these days. It’s a great place. It’s completely covered (to protect from sun), has sand instead of bark or rocks or spongy recycled tire mats, the equipment is decent, and there is plenty of space to run around. David just learned how to do the monkey bars [...]
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With Lee home for the last few weeks, he’s been having family devotions in the morning. The children so much enjoy the time he spends with them, and they remind him if he forgets. The other morning I watched as he read and talked with them.What I saw made me smile. There exists a particular [...]
Filed under: Family Devotions
