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Yesterday I opened up Proverbs 5 and read it for breakfast. [long pause] Yes, that’s the chapter about the immoral woman.
Last week when we were at the thrift store looking for books, David and Bethel were excited to find some birding magazines. One of them was a Smithsonian, and although I glanced at it when [...]

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I’m always interested in non-clothing examples of immodesty, and this might be a good one.
At a school in Maine this year, students who engaged in attention-getting behaviors were denied their diplomas. They were warned ahead of time, apparently, perhaps making this situation at its heart not about modesty, but about submission to authority (as so [...]

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Bethel stayed up with me until 9:30 tonight. She’s a night owl, and lately, she’s been begging for some mom time. OF course, I didn’t know that’s what she’s been wanting. I tend to be a little dense, sometimes. She’s been irritating and obnoxious, hitting the dog, and begging for a “just with me” tea [...]

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Beginning of my day was good, ending was good, middle was not so good. So a short post for today.

Part of the problem with teaching my two daughters to work is that I’m still learning to work. Discomfort is not something that I like, and that can be a problem when [...]

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As I drove to take the children on an outing, I realized I haven’t been talking about God throughout the day for awhile. That worried me a little, and then the introspective part of me took over. Why not, self? Are you dry spiritually? Is God not teaching you anything? Are you praying for nothing? [...]

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I’m rethinking our tradition of allowing jumping on the beds in hotels.
Awhile back, I heard of someone doing that, and I thought it was a fun way of discouraging jumping on the bed at home (which to be honest, has never been a large problem). We don’t let them jump on the bed for two [...]

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Work is a good thing. My son did a hard job repotting a large plant for me today, and he came in happy that he had accomplished the job on his own. I pointed out that God made us to work, and to be happy when we are working hard. I need to remember this [...]

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I’ve been sleeping with all three children in my room. Tom and Martha have been here this month and as they left my Uncle came to do some remodeling for my parents. The playroom is now empty, so perhaps we’ll use the playroom as their bedroom (the idea of carrying Laurel up and down the [...]

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Yesterday, Bethel wanted to know why she had to take a nap.
I told her she needed one. End of discussion.
Not really. Actually, I explained that Bethel needs naps because sleep is a gift from God that will help her do right. I told her that as she was at that moment, she was [...]

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I’ve been thinking about the last few months and realized that I’ve not had many serious breakfast conversations with my children. Some of the lack is that Lee was home a good bit during the holidays, and some is just that I’ve not remembered to talk then. I realized recently that one reason I’ve not [...]

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