the view from out my window -
sometimes i look out and see them and wish there was some way to get a picture of what they're doing or what is going on but i know that going out would only disrupt what was happening. but this shot was one i had to try for . . . regan paid for it as she was left crying on the couch while i tired getting close enough and yet staying far enough away.
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you reap what you sow, you reap later than you sow and you reap exactly what you sow.
get used to confrontation or get used to sin.
live Jesus.
give Him His rightful place in your home - the chief Cornerstone, not just some brick in the wall.
sometimes its ok to neglect what is urgent for what is important.
fail forward - anything worth doing is worth doing poorly, at first.
never underestimate a child's natural capacity for God.
self esteem vs. self worth - you don't have anything to do with your worth, God decided that when He died for you.
God is consistent with us - be consistent with your children.
influences matter - lot escaped sodom, his children didn't.
simply training behavior is like mowing weeds. train their hearts.
you represent God when you discipline.
teach children to obey out of a heart that loves Jesus.
'i'm sorry' denotes an accident. 'will you forgive me' acknowledges ownership of the sin.
don't beat them with your words when you pray.
the heart is like deep waters - prov. 20:5.
no excuses but maybe reasons - learn to draw out deep waters.
children aren't good or bad they are trained or untrained.
foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child . . .
communication is an art and it takes TIME.
be an active listener.
don't finish their sentences.
know how your children learn - teach them that way.
guard their eyes & ears.
discipline them back to Jesus.
bleed the bible.
perfect practice makes perfect.
set high expectations - they can & will live up to them.
disciple 1st - discipline later.
discipleship:
- walks a child through their heart's motivation for their sin.
- asks questions to lead the child back to Jesus.
- uses scripture to wash the child and correct the sin in the child's heart.
- gives the child time to practice the right heart response & behavior.
you don't have time not to do this - the problems only get bigger, more expensive, more heartbreaking.
effective discipleship all hinges on how you view your role in your child's life.
reasoning with a child gives them the authority not you.
be a good steward of time - fill time, don't waste it.
speak truth & blessing into their lives.
you could say the old testament was written for boys - swords, wars, giants being slain, fire coming down from heaven.
don't rob boys of being men.
uphold your God given title of parent - not the weak title of friend.
never give up on your kids.
never give up on your kids.
never give up on your kids.
never give up on your kids.
again, never give up on your kids.
Jesus didn't give up on you.
show grace. show mercy. show forgiveness.
model Jesus.
----------- some cliff notes from a challenging & encouraging weekend rex & i had together.
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some regan thoughts -
for my six week birthday mom dressed me in . . . drum roll - a white oneies! i spent the day pretty fussy, actually mom says it was my fussiest day ever. sailor didn't get a lot of school done that day 'cause mom couldn't talk over me crying. till daddy came home anyway. he carries me like a lot like i am in this picture, kinda like a football. i like hanging out there. i make bubbles and his arm gets wet - he doesn't mind though. i still wear newborn diapers - mom likes that, it makes her think i'm still pretty little. but really i'm growing - even mom admits i don't look super tiny anymore. i like to smile - mostly for mom. i smile at daddy and sailor too. the others . . . well you just never know what they'll do next! i'm pretty used to noise. the other night after dinner jacky boy was just full of way too much extra energy that daddy turned on the wii and had him box it out. i sat in my bouncer and watched. benny sometimes forgets my name - i know! i've been here 6 weeks already! when he does he just calls me 'our new baby'. molly is learning to share the jogging stroller with me so the other night when mom took us on a walk i got to ride in the baby carrier for the first time - really i'd be ok with molly always getting the stroller. i like being close to mom. i like it when she falls asleep feeding me in the middle of the night and i get to snuggle up on her shoulder by her neck . . . at least till she wakes up and then puts me back in my bed. she says as much as she likes snuggling with me she likes daddy best. i don't really like our cat too much, he tries to sit with me in my bouncer. i've been a lot more places in the last 4 weeks. i've been to grammy's house, i've been out to eat, on mom & daddy's date nights, to napa, on an all day girls shopping trip. to bible study. i've met lots of my aunts. i'm still waiting to meet auntie amie - random people tell mom i remind them of her. mom says she's really really wonderful.
mom calls me a pretty dreamy baby, i'm not totally sure what that means but i like it when she talks to me. i try singing blessed assurance with her when she sings to me but no sound comes out yet. there are times daddy says i'm already an emotional girl - but i'm pretty simple, i like to eat, sleep and be held!
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the wind today is making it feel cooler and more like november weather.
time for a run before naps are over - even though benny likes to ride along on his trike : ) running is a 'kill two birds with one stone' sort of event, exercise & time alone!
happy weekend -
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