I mentioned last week that our discussions on Psalm 119 have given me an opportunity to talk about corporate worship. Specifically, we have discussed what it means to read the Bible together and pray together. Corporate Reading David and Bethel can read well enough to take turns reading verses, but when they’re not reading, it’s [...]
Filed under: Communication and Meaning, Family Devotions
It would be easy for a mother who discourages all manner of teasing, who rarely teases her children, and who disciplines for unkind teasing, to create an atmosphere of hyper-sensitivity toward inevitable teasing. I’ve seen children who instantly melt under any teasing. They take offense quickly, and assume that all teasing is mean-spirited. I’ve seen [...]
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Filed under: Child Development
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. 8 Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, [...]
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When I was a little girl, I listened to a sermon for children on being content. One of the illustrations was a simple story of a little girl who spent her life wishing she was a little older. When she was a grown up, she realized that she had wished her life away. This illustration [...]
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I feel a little silly about writing this post. How many times have I thought, “We have conquered this!” only to find that… um.. well… we haven’t. You probably think I’m a crazy mother for still needing to deal with this issue, and you know what I’m talking about, right? I’m talking about whining and [...]
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One of the things my mom talks about is the need for parents to think ahead to the skills and knowledge their children will need. Although no parent can see the future, parents do have insight into their child’s personality, strengths and weaknesses, interests, and can make some educated guesses about what their child needs [...]
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I’ve been thinking about when Anger becomes Bitterness, and whether it’s useful to define it for a child. Since I’ve been talking with my four year old about anger and not getting her way, I’ve been prompted to look a little more closely into God’s Words and Ways. This is a project for the next [...]
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I’ve talked before about the emotional tug I feel at times when a cute little baby is being passed around at social functions. What to do with that emotion? I’m coming to the realization of how I can be a blessing to mothers who are in that crazy time of life when they’re not getting [...]
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Stand up straight. Don’t stick your tongue out. Don’t cross your eyes. Look at Mommy. Keep looking at Mommy. Don’t roll your head around. Good.
Filed under: Attention
If you tell a mother of an infant under one that it’s not biblical to be child-centered, she might look at you in disbelief and perhaps amusement instead of reverent awe. Not child centered? Her very waking hours are determined by her child’s wake/sleep cycle. Her biggest spiritual challenge in life might be at that [...]
Filed under: Communication and Meaning
