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 [...]
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We’ve been discussing for years what our family Bible version will be. Our children were small, so we had time to think it through. Should we stay with the King James Version that we both grew up with? Should we get our children a simplified paraphrase for their “first” Bible? Since we’re in the military, [...]
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I’ve been pondering the practice of having a family “quiet time,” all the kids reading the Bible individually in their own chairs for a set period of time. When the children cannot read, they are permitted to look at Bible picture books. (I’m not talking about “family worship” where a father or mother leads a [...]
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When do you pray for your children’s future? Do you have a disciplined regular time? Do you pray for them when they obey, are unselfish and kind? singulair I find I pray when they’re being bad and I’m wondering what the future may hold for them. I’m not disciplined about praying for my children like [...]
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When I was little, I listened with wonder and a little confusion over stories of grown-ups who prayed so often they wore down their wood floors next to their beds and built callouses on their knees. I admired all-night prayer meetings, but I didn’t understand how people could pray so long. I felt wonder because [...]
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At the beginning of the year, our pastor challenged our church to memorize the book of Philippians, one week at a time. That’s two verses a week, which most of the time I think I can manage, especially seeing as how many verses are so familiar. This week I’ve been learning this: And this I [...]
This isn’t exactly a good Wisdom Wednesday, but it will have to suffice. This week I’ve been reading passages on anger, anxiety, self discipline, and just last night, contentment. All the Scripture has been good for me to think about. One statement that was particularly thought-provoking was this one: If I become content by having [...]
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This morning I read the Hebrews 12 passage to my children. I gave them some hot apple cider, so they weren’t in a hurry to finish breakfast like they often are. While they sipped their drinks, we had an encouraging talk. I asked them first who God disciplines— people he loves, or people he hates. [...]
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The other day, my son had a problem with complaining. From the time he woke up, nothing pleased him. By the time we were in the car to run some errands, I realized the complaining wasn’t going to stop unless I said or did something. I attempted to explain why complaining (about everything) was such [...]
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This morning at breakfast, I had pretty much decided that I wasn’t going to bother having a Bible discussion. But Bethel asked if I would talk about the kings we talked about “last night” (it takes awhile to understand their lack of time sense). I was surprised and pleased. So I explained how Israel was [...]
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