3rd
November 2011
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When this post was written:
First child (D) was 8 yrs,
4 mo.
Second child (B) was 6 yrs,
10 mo.
Third child (L) was 5 yrs,
0 mo.
I’ve always heard baptism given as the “first step of obedience.” I think I know what people mean when they say this.
We’ve been discussing salvation as an act of obedience.
But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, “LORD, who has believed our report?” So then faithcomes by [...] Continue Reading…
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Filed under: Salvation
31st
October 2011
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When this post was written:
First child (D) was 8 yrs,
4 mo.
Second child (B) was 6 yrs,
10 mo.
Third child (L) was 5 yrs,
0 mo.
Our children asked us the other day if we were going trick or treating this year. Once again, they have polled all the church kids and figured out that some of their friends go trick or treating, and some don’t. Again, I told them that Halloween is mostly about [...] Continue Reading…
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Tags: Halloween
Filed under: Fear
27th
October 2011
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When this post was written:
First child (D) was 8 yrs,
4 mo.
Second child (B) was 6 yrs,
10 mo.
Third child (L) was 5 yrs,
0 mo.
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 [...] Continue Reading…
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Filed under: Manners, Obedience
25th
October 2011
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When this post was written:
First child (D) was 8 yrs,
4 mo.
Second child (B) was 6 yrs,
10 mo.
Third child (L) was 5 yrs,
0 mo.
Since I’ve talked a lot about breakfast conversations, it might interest one or two people to know that… a typical morning lately doesn’t include a mommy sitting down with all three kids at once, having a chipper conversation about spiritual things. Nope.
Typically, Lee gets up early. Michelle thinks about [...] Continue Reading…
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Filed under: Mealtime
20th
October 2011
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When this post was written:
First child (D) was 8 yrs,
4 mo.
Second child (B) was 6 yrs,
9 mo.
Third child (L) was 5 yrs,
0 mo.
What’s going on biblically when children complain about something not being fair?
Lee had a good discussion with one of our children, who was concerned about fairness when a sibling had computer time that neither of the other two siblings received. Lee mentioned later that people overly concerned with “fairness” are [...] Continue Reading…
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Filed under: Getting Along
17th
October 2011
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When this post was written:
First child (D) was 8 yrs,
4 mo.
Second child (B) was 6 yrs,
9 mo.
Third child (L) was 4 yrs,
11 mo.
If you are burdened to pray for a service member or his/her family who is deployed, what would you say? Consider that far more important than their physical safety is their walk with God. Make that the focus of your prayer, most of the time. [Note: I use the [...] Continue Reading…
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Filed under: Military Life, Prayer
7th
October 2011
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When this post was written:
First child (D) was 8 yrs,
3 mo.
Second child (B) was 6 yrs,
9 mo.
Third child (L) was 4 yrs,
11 mo.
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 [...] Continue Reading…
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Filed under: Obedience
6th
October 2011
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When this post was written:
First child (D) was 8 yrs,
3 mo.
Second child (B) was 6 yrs,
9 mo.
Third child (L) was 4 yrs,
11 mo.
It’s fun (and encouraging) to be reminded that other moms are facing the same developmental issues that I am.
But I have been pondering for the last few weeks that Jesus is a better point of comparison than someone facing the same challenges I am.
For we have not an high [...] Continue Reading…
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3rd
October 2011
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When this post was written:
First child (D) was 8 yrs,
3 mo.
Second child (B) was 6 yrs,
9 mo.
Third child (L) was 4 yrs,
11 mo.
Do you have clean underwear on? [pause] Do you have any underwear on?
Why are there grapes in your bed?
For what purpose did you take cherries upstairs?
Are these raisins in this cup? How did they get here?
Is this a pile of powder on the bathroom sink? How did it get [...] Continue Reading…
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Filed under: Using Questions
29th
September 2011
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When this post was written:
First child (D) was 8 yrs,
3 mo.
Second child (B) was 6 yrs,
9 mo.
Third child (L) was 4 yrs,
11 mo.
Last night in the car one of my children was making a strange noise. It wasn’t very loud, but it was persistent.
It annoyed my son. He asked her politely to stop, and she did for about ten seconds.
He then asked me for help (without whining), just as I’ve counseled [...] Continue Reading…
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