Lately, I’ve been thinking about how my children respond to sinning siblings and friends. When we sat at lunch last week, I spent some time talking about the responsibility a mom and a dad have to teach and discipline their children. (I’m really interested in their responsibility, but talking about something they need to know [...]
Filed under: Getting Along, Humility
This is a post I half wrote for Wisdom Wednesday last week. Hopefully this week will be a twofer. I’m asking myself, How Is Scripture Changing Me today? I’m still rereading Psalm 119. This chapter more than any other resets my thinking (i.e., renews my mind) as it pertains to my attitude toward God’s Word. [...]
Filed under: Getting Along, Humility
When Laurel turned two, in a fit of self-righteousness, I threw away an odd assortment of sippee cups. The children really didn’t need them. Besides, I’ve always held that children who never drink out of regular cups never learn how to drink out of regular cups. So we primarily used some wide-bottomed juice glasses for [...]
An eleven year old is graduating from college with a two-year degree in astrophysics. It’s a fantastic accomplishment for an obviously intelligent child. In an interview, he was apparently asked if he considered himself a genius, and he was praised for his modest (i.e., humble) answer: “I don’t consider myself a genius because there are [...]
Filed under: Humility
Last week I took Laurel to the orthopedist, who confirmed the broken arm, and denied the broken leg. So the leg splint was taken off, and Laurel given permission to walk (but not climb, swing, jump, etc.). That’s been good news, and it’s been a lot easier to keep everyone busy and happy. I also [...]
Filed under: Getting Along, Humility
Today in school, we worked on math. David was doing the simple addition problems in his head, and I remarked that I knew a child several years older than he who couldn’t do those problems at all. David remarked that this was terrible, and I responded, “Not really. God didn’t give him the ability to [...]
Filed under: Humility, School Matters
I’ve had a delightful visit with Lee’s brother’s family this week (with the exception of Laurel’s ear infection). My sister-in-law is a pastor’s wife who manages much of the music at her church, keeps her house clean, homeschools her oldest and keeps her children looking great even when they’re playing in dirt. There is much [...]
Filed under: Humility, Introspection
I’m still feeling under the weather, but it’s been a good week nevertheless. I’ve had to adjust my expectations of some things I planned to do, and I feel like I haven’t said a coherent word to my husband all week, but it still has been a good week. In our Bible study that meets [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
