I noticed a week or so ago a new pattern of behavior in the car. David and Bethel sit together in the back. By and large, they get along well, and they tend to resolve their conflict when they are irritated with each other. Lately, though, they’ve developed this entertainment that is basically poking each [...]
Filed under: In the Car and on the Go
Awhile ago, a mentor of my husband’s related a story in which his teenaged daughter told a friend “We can’t afford that.” This doctor was pleased that his daughter, not having an entitlement attitude common among wealthy young people, truly thought herself poor, even though the family was substantially well off. I’ve been mulling that [...]
Filed under: Practical Parenting
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 [...]
Filed under: Modesty and Purity, Wisdom
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 [...]
Filed under: Modesty and Purity
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 [...]
Filed under: Emotions, Potty Training
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 there’s work to [...]
Filed under: Chores
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? [...]
Filed under: Chores, Using Questions
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 [...]
Tags: stewardship
Filed under: In the Car and on the Go
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 [...]
Filed under: Bedtime
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