Far from learning obedience in three easy lessons, my children (as well as I) continue to learn and wrestle with what it means to obey. I’ve been talking with my children lately about the relationship between trust and obedience. These are not long conversations. In fact, they are short, but seem to be coming frequently [...]
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I’ve been looking for ways that I fall short in honoring and submitting to my husband. It’s not always easy for me to identify, primarily because Lee and I generally agree on most things, and because we’re both pretty easy going in general. However, I realized recently that I’ve not been careful regarding the red [...]
Talking about Jesus with my daughter, I told her that Jesus was willing to obey God by dying on the cross, but he didn’t want to. I said that to encourage her that she needed to decide to obey even when it was hard. It was a good discussion. Trouble was, I was later that [...]
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This is actually a post from a previous week that I never got around to writing. We’re studying Job at our Ladies Bible Study, so I was reminded about an occasion where we discussed Job and God at our house. Setting: The house Characters: Mom, Three darling children Conflict: Children all want to understand WHY [...]
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Now that our children are a little older, we gave them new rules about the Christmas tree this year. They could touch the ornaments on the tree, but they could not remove them. I have a few that they aren’t allowed to touch, and those are mostly up high anyway. It’s worked out well. They’re [...]
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“Because I said so” has gotten a bad reputation, but it’s a great phrase. It’s been getting a honest workout at our house these days. I feel strongly that our actions as parents need to be purposeful, that we do need to consider why we do what we do. I also feel strongly that these [...]
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I had an interesting discussion with David yesterday morning. I’ve been reading a book about Pocahontas to the children in the morning. In the book, Pocahontas disobeys her father to warn some white men about an impending massacre. David commented that he thought maybe she should have obeyed her father. He was surprised when I [...]
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I’ve noticed that my three ear old has developed a rather impressive poochie lip when she’s unhappy. She curls her upper lip until she nearly blocks off her nostrils, all to show mom that she is not pleased with whatever situation God has given her. I sense the need to intervene. I could ignore the [...]
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File this in “Things I never thought about before I had children.” As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear. Proverbs 25:12 God cares HOW I correct and instruct my children. I am not a wise reprover by default. There is a relationship [...]
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The kids were cleaning their rooms. Neither room was a disaster, so realistically it shouldn’t have taken too long for them to be cleaned. Normally, the girls need constant supervision until the room is nearly clean. David usually turns on the music in his room and finishes first, without any help. But today, he was [...]
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