http://srsblog.seekhim.org Many and Various Lessons in Parenthood Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:21:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Greetings everyone, This is Joe here making a quick post to explain why we will be a bit delayed in our parenting posts here at Sinners Raising Saints. Her name is Naomi Kathryn Crispin and she was born in Bandirma, Turkey on Sunday, April 13, 2008 at 5:30 pm. We ... http://srsblog.seekhim.org/blog-delay.htm Joe, I just wanted to give two parenting resources recommendations for today.  The first is a book you read and highly recommended called Christian Living in the Home by Jay Adams.  Only one of the chapters deals specifically with parents (it is called Discipline with Dignity), but the whole book is ... http://srsblog.seekhim.org/recommendations.htm Erin, Here are two things I have been thinking of in regards to parenting. The first, motivation, refers not to our being motivated as parents, but to how we might properly motivate our children to obey. The second, gentleness, is not a quality that comes naturally to me, but ... http://srsblog.seekhim.org/motivation-and-gentleness.htm Joe, If I were to pick my top five words to describe parenting, "humbling" would definitely be among them.   The longer I have been a parent, the more I have realized how proud and arrogant I am.  And God in His mercy has used our children to show me that.  ... http://srsblog.seekhim.org/humbling.htm Erin, Thank you for your diligence in posting each week. I need to follow your lead on that front and hope to do a better job in the coming weeks. As I thought about what to write, I realized that I have many options. Lessons have abounded during ... http://srsblog.seekhim.org/total-influence.htm Joe, With today being Abby's fourth birthday, there is nothing more I could think to post on than the great practice of remembering God's mercies and giving thanks.  It is something I know I do not do often enough with anyone in my life.   But I know it is something ... http://srsblog.seekhim.org/remembering-and-giving-thanks.htm Joe, As you obviously know we have been having some discipline problems here in our house.  Which of course, as I mentioned previously, meant that it was us who had to step back and take a look at what we were doing wrong.  In doing that, it helped me to see ... http://srsblog.seekhim.org/diligent-discipline-part-4.htm Joe, As I thought about today's post, I thought I should look up the definition of "diligence". One definition I found was "a persevering application". Another said "constant and earnest effort to accomplish what is undertaken".  In other words, when it comes to diligent discipline, we need to continually ... http://srsblog.seekhim.org/diligent-discipline-part-3.htm Joe, I wanted to post this link with notes from a lecture on Bible Material for Children. It is from The Children's Hour blog, which is found over on the right under Blogroll. It has some great recommendations for books and other resources for kids. Reading with you and our ... http://srsblog.seekhim.org/bible-material-for-children.htm Joe, Thanks for getting us going again!  And a great topic to get us started on, since it is one we have both been thinking about a lot lately it seems. As I was thinking about diligent discipline, two things came to mind.  First of all, why is it that we are ... http://srsblog.seekhim.org/diligent-discipline-part-2.htm