Archive for the ‘Discipleship’ Category
11May2008
Shocking Behavior
Posted by Michelle under: Getting Along.
My son yesterday called someone stupid. As far as I can tell, it wasn’t something like “I think playing princess is stupid,” which might be understandable. Rather it was something like “You’re stupid.” I was shocked. My child? We have no television. We screen all DVDs. We keep track of all their friends, and we [...]
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5May2008
Are You Going to Obey?
Posted by Michelle under: Obedience; Using Questions.
One of the questions we ask our children is “Are you going to obey?” This question clarifies that the command is not an optional wish the parents are making, something especially important with very young children. It emphasizes that obedience is a choice, and it communicates my desire for the child to do right.
Some people [...]
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30April2008
A New Creature
Posted by Michelle under: Getting Along; Salvation; Wisdom.
We’ve found a few mourning cloak caterpillars a few weeks ago that quickly pupated upon capture. We’ve been waiting and this morning one came out dramatically.
Such a memorable event might very well stay with them for a long time; thus, it is a good opportunity to teach them an important spiritual truth along with it. [...]
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19April2008
Four Parenting Links
Posted by Michelle under: Child Development; Family Devotions; Obedience.
Four links for today:
The first two are by occasional commenters at As4Me.
Addy writes about repetition in teaching children. I had missed the article she references, so I was thankful she shared its significance to child rearing.
Jay Younts asks how we can teach our children to have an intimate relationship with God. He states the very [...]
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18April2008
Awareness of Guilt
Posted by Michelle under: Salvation.
Two children both wanted the F-22 cup at breakfast this morning. Since David went to get the cups, I allowed him to choose how to divide them up. I prefer to encourage them to be unselfish, rather than requiring it, since I think it means more when they have a choice. Sometimes I do ask [...]
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17April2008
Prioritizing Lessons for Baby
Posted by Michelle under: Communication and Meaning; Getting Along.
This morning, baby (18 months) cried because Bethel picked up the book she had put down. She wanted the book back.
I was faced immediately with the thought that I had to choose what lesson I wanted to teach.
I could have dealt with screaming to get what she wants.
I could have dealt with helping her [...]
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11April2008
Love Is Patient
Posted by Michelle under: Getting Along.
This morning all three children were jumping onto our big beanbag from the stepstool. Laurel has recently learned how to jump, and happily falls into the bag while mom looks away and pretends not to be afraid. Her new skill has caused some tension, though. She’s slow, and it’s hard for the older children to [...]
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7April2008
Lying and the Conscience
Posted by Michelle under: Lying.
Lee grew up with garden tomatoes and has been encouraging a summer garden adventure, so for the last few weeks, we’ve been cultivating some tomato seedlings inside. The other day I came into the kitchen to inspect the plants, and discovered them all missing.
Upon questioning, none of my children have admitted any responsibility. We are [...]
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1April2008
Dwelling on Progress, and Being Thankful
Posted by Michelle under: Introspection; Obedience.
As I chopped up some onion yesterday, I thought about Bethel. She’s asking if she can continue what she’s doing, when I ask her to obey, instead of telling me, or ignoring me. She’s not bursting into tears when I tell her to do something, most of the time. We still are working on these [...]
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31March2008
Working Dogs and Obedience
Posted by Michelle under: Obedience.
Last night we were driving back from El Paso, where Lee had some training over the weekend. There’s a border patrol stop on the way home, and the children were fascinated by the dogs that were walking by each car that stopped.
We explained that they were looking for drugs. We had to explain what “drugs” [...]
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