tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4657387256449356669.post4466754790073520053..comments2023-08-26T02:26:07.706-04:00Comments on Diapers to Diplomas: Almost FamousBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10063070371327783480noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4657387256449356669.post-57519196286292967432009-10-12T08:08:38.190-04:002009-10-12T08:08:38.190-04:00My pastor said at church today that once you are e...My pastor said at church today that once you are experienced in parenting, you find yourself unemployed.Elise Englertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4657387256449356669.post-92107642370947730092009-10-05T05:58:14.060-04:002009-10-05T05:58:14.060-04:00I've been convicted of thi lately and so have ...I've been convicted of thi lately and so have been making a real effort to talk to Abby about God an d read the Bible and pray every day. I've just tried to include it in our routine so as to make sure I am intentional about it. For example, I try to remember to talk about God every time we are in the car, or we read the Bible and pray together as a family as part of the bedtime routine. Being only 20 months, I wasn't sure how much she would pick up on, but it is so great now how she "reminds" us it's time to read the "BIBO" and will tell dadddy to fld his hands to pray. She is definitely getting something out of it:-)Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10069242200326368076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4657387256449356669.post-49942403080882021062009-09-30T15:31:20.269-04:002009-09-30T15:31:20.269-04:00When I was reading this post I was thinking about ...When I was reading this post I was thinking about humility - the bottom line is, no matter how well you do at modeling and teaching behavior for your kids, you're going to mess up at some point. And it's at that point where you get to say "I'm sorry" and "will you please forgive me?" Your (not you specifically but a general everybody "you") failures can be an opportunity to continue to teach your kids about the Lord while building a trusting relationship with them - even when they're little!<br /><br />Hope that's not too off topic - it's just what happened to come to mind while reading your post. <br /><br />Practically, one of the things I've been trying to model better for my kids is prayer - either when waking or heading to bed, or when I'm just really struggling with something I ask my kids to pray with me, hoping that they will be able to see that they can ask God for anything and that they need to be dependent on him.<br /><br />And for the young toddler crowd, maybe some simple role play would be beneficial (I'm not often very good about this!). But simple things like hugging a stuffed animal and associating the word "kind" or "nice" with it could be a stepping stone as their language and understanding grow.Mrs. Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09978668123825048961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4657387256449356669.post-23604190300727900222009-09-30T14:15:38.903-04:002009-09-30T14:15:38.903-04:00I guess this means I have to curb the cursing...da...I guess this means I have to curb the cursing...dang!Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03860899079554715608noreply@blogger.com