tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19304564.post7112232213395431486..comments2023-05-09T04:32:29.368-05:00Comments on OVERWHELMED BY MY BLESSINGS: What Do You Think?Robin Meadowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00453257548258134246noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19304564.post-49880154716789865632008-06-06T00:32:00.000-05:002008-06-06T00:32:00.000-05:00You are SO right - it is modeling! The bad stuff ...You are SO right - it is modeling! The bad stuff that comes out of my kids - usually resembles something they have seen me do/say. (nice).<BR/><BR/>You are a wonderful mentor!SheriYateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17019324909459407714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19304564.post-9863654480946892008-06-05T23:11:00.000-05:002008-06-05T23:11:00.000-05:00Mama Meadows...sweet! Good advice!Mama Meadows...sweet! <BR/>Good advice!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19304564.post-83578900569415371282008-06-05T22:46:00.000-05:002008-06-05T22:46:00.000-05:00I love what you are saying about not pushing or fo...I love what you are saying about not pushing or forcing. That is so important and so easy to forget.deleisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17336834580759458236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19304564.post-69348313733318055532008-06-05T14:36:00.000-05:002008-06-05T14:36:00.000-05:00What awesome mentoring! thank youWhat awesome mentoring! thank youNatalie Witcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08988758152929370388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19304564.post-38913518978811147442008-06-05T12:39:00.000-05:002008-06-05T12:39:00.000-05:00I can say that the biggest thing Mom and Dad did f...I can say that the biggest thing Mom and Dad did for us was what they DIDN'T do.<BR/><BR/>They didn't push. They didn't force. Anything. They encouraged. They pointed us in the right direction, but they didn't MAKE us choose. They left it up to us. They taught us how to think for ourselves. How to make the best decision, the wisest decision, and if we didn't know the wisest decision, at least we knew where to go look for it. <BR/><BR/>That's what I have to say!Anna Meadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14223319331958615694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19304564.post-20034927332669258572008-06-05T08:59:00.000-05:002008-06-05T08:59:00.000-05:00I think the parent's example is huge. They modele...I think the parent's example is huge. They modeled what they thought was important rather than just "preaching" to us. I think because my parents learned to not be "religiousy" about stuff really helped. We as Christians no longer live under the law, but yet I still see countless families living my strict rules that turn kids away from their love of God. Focusing on teaching your kids about loving God & how much He loves us creates a passion that lasts a life time. To start with younger kids focus on those legends in the Bible. There are great unit studies that can be done with these. Also start memory verses real young. My 2 & 5 year old love saying verses that make them feel special. My hope is that when they start to make their own choices about reading the Bible, they will desire that feeling they had when I first started them. BTW, I rebelled for about 6 years & had no desire whatsoever for the Bible, but because of the foundation that had been laid I came back to it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19304564.post-60710686270042202252008-06-05T08:46:00.000-05:002008-06-05T08:46:00.000-05:00I do love my boys. I try to point them towards Je...I do love my boys. I try to point them towards Jesus. But, I need to step up my praying.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, friend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19304564.post-28652047826688132222008-06-05T08:32:00.000-05:002008-06-05T08:32:00.000-05:00I have four children the oldest is 15 he sort of l...I have four children the oldest is 15 he sort of looks to go into a coma state when we do bible study or listening to sermons, but he loves youth, church camp and anything related. My 11 year old reads her devotionals every night on her own, takes her bible when she spends the night with people and looks up scripture when she has a question. The two youngest still have to be read to because they are 5 and under 1. Raised in the same house, two different children........God most certainly has a hand on all of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19304564.post-75119550783289099502008-06-04T23:11:00.000-05:002008-06-04T23:11:00.000-05:00It does help, Robin. I think it is probably a lot...It does help, Robin. I think it is probably a lot simpler than I am making it. At this age I don't feel like they have that kind of passion about the word of God, but, helloooooo...they are young, it's a process. <BR/><BR/>Sometimes I think I start to freak out that I am not doing it right, but you are so right about praying, following His lead, and letting Him do His thing.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Robindeleisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17336834580759458236noreply@blogger.com