January 2012
5 posts
25 Manners Kids Should Know from Parents.com
1. Say Please.
2. Say Thank you.
3. Do not interrupt grown-ups who are speaking with each other unless there is an emergency.
4. Say excuse me.
5. Ask permission first.
6. Keep negative opinions to yourself.
7. Do not comment on other people’s physical characteristics unless, of course, you compliment them.
8. When people ask how you are, tell them and then...
Just Do It! →
This is a great article about how we just need to get started on our next project. We can always work to make it better. We need to just to take the first step!
The Hunger Games
I am in the middle of the third book in The Hunger Games series and I just love these books! They challenge your thinking and keep you on the edge of your seat! Check them out!
http://www.thehungergames.co.uk/
Thomas Nelson BLOG BUNCH
December 2011
1 post
God's Promises for Boys by Amy Parker
God’s Promises for Boys is a small cute inspirational book for young boys. The illustrations are done well and make the book appealing to young boys. There are many different topics throughout the book that provide quick bits of insight and encouragement, along with Bible verses as well. It is a great way to begin having daily devotionals with your young boy!
October 2011
1 post
Same Page Parenting Lecture by Jim Burns
I. We confuse our priorities. II. The priorities we all believe, but struggle to put into action:
1. God
2. Marriage
3. Children/Grandchildren
4. Other/including vocation
The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.
III. The problem: Over-committed and Under-Connected
We must be intentional with our connections.
Kids need emotional...
September 2011
4 posts
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=2434715231945 →
Ok, here is a video but I had to do it from a link to my Facebook page. Hope this works!
I just realized that I took the video wrong from my phone! The videos are sideways! Oh no! I’ll see what I can do!
Women of Faith
Wow! What a weekend! The speakers were amazing. Such honesty and vulnerability! The music was incredible as well. Thanks to Book Sneeze I had the most fantastic seats in the house! I’m going to post some videos I took of some of the music (once I can figure out how to do it!) but for now here are some key points I came away with:
Your circumstances do not determine who you are, your...
June 2011
1 post
VBS
God is at work with the children in my church, as well as my own. This week is Vacation Bible School and the children are GROWING with God. This morning my kids emptied their giving jars to support the children of Ecuador. Their faces light up as they sing about God’s love. I LOVE seeing my kids so excited to learn about God and be in His presence. My prayer is that is desire for Him will...
May 2010
1 post
NKJV Greatest Stories of the Bible
This book is designed to look like a vintage book sitting on your shelf. Fortunately, you get the vintage look without the loose and missing pages. This book is filled with 250 of the greatest stories of the Bible. The stories are listed in the order in which they appear in the Bible and each story quotes the verse the story is taken from. This is not a summarization of the Bible story, but the...
November 2009
1 post
Tallest of the Smalls by Max Lucado
Tallest of the Smalls by Max Lucado is a decent book with a good message. The story is about a boy learns it is unnecessary to be accepted by the “cool” group because he has been and will always be accepted by God. I think it’s a great message, but the delivery is uninspired. The words of the book are predictable and frankly the rhymes are not that interesting. I would say of all...
October 2009
1 post
The Well-Behaved Child: Discipline that Really...
I absolutely loved The Well-Behaved Child. In fact, I don’t think I have ever enjoyed a parenting book so much. The author, a well-respected lecturer and child psychologist, is bringing back “old-school” parenting. He argues that almost 40 years of psychobabble has created a generation of wet-noodle parents who allow the child to be the center of the household.
The author begins the book by...
September 2009
1 post
Everyday Greatness: Inspiration for a Meaningful...
Everyday Greatness: Inspiration for a Meaningful Life by Stephen R. Covey is a compilation of works originally printed in Readers Digest. The articles have been organized based on various character traits essential to live a life full of everyday greatness. In the introduction the reader is challenged to make three choices daily in order to live a life of everyday greatness. We are challenged to...
April 2009
2 posts
The Life You Want Your Kids to Live by Les Parrott...
See the Glass Half Full
“Whoever is happy will make others happy too.” –Anne Frank
Pessimists usually expect the worst and are prone to depression. Optimists see life in a positive light and view problems as temporary obstacles.
“The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes of mind.” –William James
I am convinced that if we habitually...
The Life You Want Your Kids to Live by Les Parrott...
Delay Your Gratification
Delayed gratification helps students make good grades in school, makes possible sexual purity in adolescence, and results in worthy careers as young adults.
Delayed gratification happens when we pay now to play later.
Self-control is at the heart of this quality. Because of that, this is a quality that can be taught.
When parents teach their children that they have to wait...
March 2009
2 posts
The Life You Want Your Kids to Live by Les Parrott...
Adjust to Things Beyond Your Control
“You have to accept whatever comes, and the only important thing is that you meet it with courage and with the best you have to give.” -Eleanor Roosevelt
“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. Don’t complain.” – Maya Angelou
“The last of the human freedoms is to choose one’s attitudes.” –Viktor...
The Life You Want Your Kids to Live by Les Parrott...
Think Well of Yourself
“If I am not for myself, who is for me? And if I am only for myself, what am I? -Hillel
“Your little ones are a blank tape, constantly running and recording information. Whose information do you want on that tape? Yours or somebody else’s?” -Tim Hulett
“We should not confuse thinking well of ourselves with pride or arrogance. Actually, the...