Hodge Podge
My thoughts have been scattered lately. Here are some of them:Yesterday, I was frustrated by this thought: Many Christian children end up with bruised bottoms after they receive spankings. Sometimes,...
View ArticleLock 'Em Up, Throw Away the Key
I am excited to address in detail some of the topics I touched on in my last post. I think that this true story may give some mommies insight into the impact of spankings on some children. All children...
View ArticleWhat Do They Really Think?
Children receive a very clear message when they receive corporal punishment, but it is usually not the message their parents intend. I asked several women what they remembered about being spanked;...
View ArticleAwaken Their Hearts
My husband and I were listening to the Christian radio station today. He mentioned that he did not much like Third Day because the lead musician sounds like he is trying to copy the lead musician in...
View ArticleAl Naturale
I was watching a TV show last night, which featured a large family. One of the children had written on the counter with marker, and the mom immediately marched her five littles in and demanded to know...
View ArticleSwiftly Approaching Disequilibrium
fI love these books by Louise Bates Ames & Frances L. Ilg in which they describe the development and behavior of different age groups. Here is the description of the three year old on the back...
View ArticleGenuine Obedience
Little man was playing with daddy yesterday. I smiled as I overheard their conversation:Daddy: "We will play with your train set, but first I want you to clean up these toys."Little man: "Okay, daddy....
View ArticleParenting Through Changes
We moved recently. And not just across town. We moved from the southernmost tip of Texas to mid-Tennessee. We moved as an act of faith, believing that God wants us in Tennessee to help out with a...
View ArticleWhat Really Matters
Little man was very upset. He didn't like it that his mommy and daddy said no more tv for the rest of the day. He felt like screaming. In fact, he did start screaming. The screaming hurt mommy's and...
View ArticleDoes God Spank His Children?
I am saddened when I hear a Christian, a dear redeemed child of God, say "God spanks His children." Why does this sadden me? Because it misrepresents God, and it takes away from what Christ did on the...
View ArticleDear Child of God
Dear Mommas and Poppas, when was the last time you sinned? How many of you have a habitual sin that you do over and over, even though you know you shouldn't? How many of you act on an unkind, angry...
View ArticleBig Changes Ahead
It is about time I blog. Yes, I DID say that I was going to reformat my blog, and I am still going to do that! I appreciate all of yall's patience. Hubby and I ordered a new camera, so I am hoping to...
View ArticleFear or Faith-Based Parenting
It happens on hard days. Little man gets upset and screams "NO!" He pushes his sister out of his way, terrified that she will grab "his" toy. Indignation rises up inside of me. How can this precious...
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Always Grace
photo credit: Nikita Kashner via photopinGrace: Unmerited Favor. Grace is sometimes more easily given than received. Dear readers, I apologize for my long sabbatical. Adjusting to life in another...
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That Crazy, Adventurous Four Year Old
Time passes so quickly. It seems that yesterday, you were a tiny baby. You were our miracle baby, born two months early, and you called a tiny incubator in the NICU your home for six whole weeks. You...
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That Adorable, Bubbly, Brimful-of-Personality Nineteen Month Old
Emma Grace....My sweet grandma joyously informed me after you were born, that in low-German, which is her native tongue, Emma means "always". She went on to exclaim, "What a beautiful name: "Always...
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Oh Be Careful Little Mouth What You Say
Do you ever hear someone's story and then wish you could time travel to the past and change it for them? My husband spent much of his pre-adolescence in intense fear of, wait for it, black birds. He...
View ArticleBumbling Along
Tonight, the four-year-old took two hours to fall asleep. "I'm scared," he said. Husband was gracious enough to lie beside him the entire time. When he finally emerged from the darkened room, his...
View ArticleArguing About Spanking
When my husband and I first decided we were never going to spank, we heard many arguments on both sides of the spanking fence.Arguments against spanking included, "It's the same as hitting; you...
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First Time, With a Happy Heart
image: http://olivyaz.blogspot.com/2011/09/man-had-two-sons-matthew-2128.htmlThere once was a man who needed help taking care of his vineyard. And who better to get help from then his two sons? So, he...
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