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TRAIN UP A CHILD…..
Train up a child in the way he should go:
and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
Proverbs 22:6
Jasmine was in a relationship with a dirty homeless boy named Aladdin.
Snow White lived alone with 7 men.
Pinnochio was a liar.
…Robin Hood was a thief.
Tarzan walked around without clothes on.
…A stranger kissed sleeping beauty and she married him.
Cinderella lied and snuck out at night to attend a party
Can You Blame Us?
Friday 21st January 2011
Yesterday I was in a panic as the sudden realisation hit me it was my daughters second birthday. I had done didily squat in the preparation department. I put out an urgent FB message for tips and ideas from my fb friends whom I knew almost certainly would be mom’s like me. I will share with you a list of some of the suggestions in this posting later on. I want to talk today about an observation I made yesterday in my local shopping mall.
I was sitting down on one of these benches minding my own business. When I made an observation.
Children seem to be ruling the parents. When did this happen? All around It seems to be an epidemic in this country. One in particular that grabbed my attention was this boy , I guess he would be 3 or 4 years old. His mother was trying to strap him in his buggy.
He started shouting “I hate you”
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Imagine, that poor mother probably laboured for over ten hours to give birth to him, carried him in her womb for 9 months. Looking at this scene before my eyes I started to think I can now understand why some mothers eat their young.
What shocked me was when the mother overreacted and started shouting at him like she was his equal.
She screamed “Jesus Christ … just get in there”.
Unsure of what to do ,should I intervene where my nose wasn’t wanted? I chose instead to pack up my two precious, little girls and moved away. I am so saddened at times and overcome with compassion when I see people struggling so. I don’t know
the lady’s history or if she even realised the POWER in the name she was using so nonchalantly. She might have had the grace and the patience to handle the situation more delicately. As a mother of three young girls I find it a struggle at times with these very qualities, the difference is JESUS. He encourages us to cultivate these qualities where our flesh fails HE fills in the rest.
I pray daily for patience to do the job GOD has set for me to do. Being a Mother is a DIVINE responsibility
and as such we should do it passionately. Regardless of all the conflicting
VOICES out there telling us how best to raise our children.
Defending biblical truths are mandatory for this day and age–there is a surreal amount
of pressure to walk away from or make light of the scriptures.
Titus 2 clearly states that older women are to teach the younger women to love their husbands,
love their children, be self controlled and pure, to be busy at home,
to be kind and be subjects of their husband so that no one will malign the word of God.
It is so important as we raise them not just for GOD’s glory but so others around us
can see how a life lived for CHRIST is worthy of note!
Thinking, that my girls hadn’t, witnessed it. My 4 year old later in the car brought up the subject.
The little voice interrupted, my thoughts from the back seat, as I was rehearsing:
Cake check
Presents check
Swimming Arm Bands check
Wedding Card check (Whoops! Forgot)
She said in a stern voice “ I don’t think Jesus would be very happy mommy.”
My thoughts were full of the cares of getting everything ready.
I weakly said “No, I don’t suppose He would be;”
That’s it, that is all I said , my mind went blank. It tormented me that I didn’t give her a better answer.
It’s a cautionary tale that you ladies must always be on your guard and be equipped to answer your little one.
It is such a sacred trust that God has given to us to train up these young ones.
I would like to admonish you ladies . Never miss an opportunity to impress upon their hearts, The need for a saviour.
I am so glad that tomorrow is another day. I can then have a 2nd chance to To do just that.
Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression
and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty;
visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children,
and upon the children’s children, unto the third and to the fourth generation.
Exodus 34:7
What a solemn thought! How we parent our children can have far reaching consequences not just this generation but until the third and fourth generation. The good news is that HE is a GOD that forgives and gives us mercy. Don’t you just LOVE that How can we not love HIM?
On a lighter note How did the birthday Girl’s day go so far
She had an intamate Princess themed breakfast Thanks to Sarah Dawes for her idea and partly to Inclaire as most of the pressies were from the £ shop and , Nat’s idea on the food and songs.
I got off work at 10:30 so We were up till after 1am
My husband wrapped the presents I set the table and put up the decorations
The Above photos were all taken the night before
then tucked in to her birthday cake
Stopped for swimming
The girls went off to get a KNICKERBOCKER GLORY icecream with their dad while I went to visit Mrs Saunders one of our shutin from church with my pastor.
Then presents
Then pizza thanks partly to Natalie’s suggestion
My sister is getting married tomorrow so they are going to London to drop my eldest who is going to be a flower girl. So no doubt seeing their other little cousins will be a treat for the birthday girl.
I’ll post the rest of the pics of the birthday girl and the wedding snap next Tuesday if I’m allowed. I also have a poem I just wrote which I’m making into a 3 minute video. I’ll be posting that real soon to
May God Bless you as you make your home a place where angels can dwell
Mizaj4christ
Sarah D , Derbyshire
Have a princess day – for the entire day she is the princess she gets to wear dress up/best clothes and gets special place at meal times etc and her siblings get to practice servanthood as they “serve” her she can make a tiara etc during day or google family days out in your area and there r sum good websites with lots of ideas – or try to arrange a special trip out just her and daddy/mummy – wen my last one turned 2 daddy took her out to buy bday pressie – a build a bear
Lisa S ,Essex
why dont u visit the farm or something! beckon farm is free!
or pop down to southend for a few rides that never fail
Natalie W,London
Take her to KidSpace there’s lots of indoor activity. Then dedicate the evening to her. Favourite foods, a cake her favourite songs. U can also have family worship that celebrates her life showing pictures of her from birth til now etc and giving God thanks for her life
Inclaire S, USA
Give her a big cardboard box covered in pretty wrapping paper, with many small items, u buy from a second hand or dollar shop, wash those from the second hand shop first.Make sure there is a wooden spoon and a old pan in there for her to bang. She will be happy.
greetings.
Glad it all went well. Blessings.Your amswer was all the child needed, she had already made the observation. YOU are doing fine.
train up a child
Thanks mum.Your words of encouragement are a constant source of joy and refreshment to my parched soul. I thank God for YOUR life.
Good article (as usual)
Good, thoughtful article as usual. Soooooo true. Keep up the good work of mother, writer, poet, movie maker and so much more 🙂