Sorry, a little lapse into my past musical inclinations.  I can't even remember any of the other words to the song.  Funny how it happens that way.

Anyway, I tried M in the outdoor baby swing today for the first time.  He had such a good time!  It was so cute!  He would squint his eyes whenever he would swing forward.  I am not sure if it was from the wind, or if he was a little scared, but he would always end with a smile!

We have also started him on a little solid food.  I have a list of foods that should be introduced first, so we started with carrots and then moved on to sweet potatoes.  He absolutely enjoys the sweet potatoes, and gets mad when he thinks we are stopping.  Daddy has to tell him “no” in a firm voice, and it is amazing how quickly M stops fussing, and looks daddy in the eyes.

I asked my newly 10yo B to write an acrostic poem for his dad for Father's Day, and was so proud of the results that I had to post it:

For always being there for me,
And loving me since before I was born,
To you my teaching was given, and you taught me well,
He who created all the fathers has biven me the best
Everyone has flaws, but you have very little,
Rolling on right to first place, in the father race!

Pretty impressive, eh?

The kids and I were sitting around last night watching the lightning storm, and N. was getting awfully nervous, hiding her face whenever she saw streaks of light.  I was telling her that the Bible tells us not to worry, and that God is in control of all things.  I. chimed in, “Right, just like when we play on the XBox and we control our guys, right Mom?”

Pretty good analogy for a 5yo, eh? LOL!

Today we were pretty laid back.  It was a gorgeous sunny, summer day, and I couldn't stand to keep the kids inside.  I read The Door In the Wall to the kids and asked them the discussion questions while they folded their laundry.  I had to keep reminding them to fold while I read, as the story is at its climax!  Then they did Spelling tests, and off we went to the library.

I love the library!  It is about a 15 minute drive away (14.5 miles), so we don't go very often, but when we do go and the kids pick out books, they always spend the rest of the day reading their “new” books.  I had to make them go outside and enjoy the sunshine when we got home.  They played around while I mowed the lawn, slipping into the house every chance they got to read.   How can I complain about that?

Tonight, our “science” was a nice big thunder and lightning show!  I (5) is really into reading now, so we sat on the couch watching the lightning, and listening to the thunder in between him reading the sentences in his book.

It was a good school day.

I wrote this late one night and thought I would post it here.

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Deprived of Socialization? by Grace Mischenko

In the news recently, one of the local school districts was being sued for the *third* time.

“A third lawsuit has been filed against the Anchorage School District, claiming the district was negligent in dealing with a 6-year-old boy's assaults on a female classmate.”

Why would I want this kind of socialization for my young innocent children?  Does the Bible not command me to not only bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, but to protect them as well?

Numbers 32:17 says, “Meanwhile our women and children will live in fortified cities, for protection from the inhabitants of the land.”

They are not strong. They should be protected and they must be trained.

2 Timothy 3:15 states what is required as a parent, “And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.”

Why?

Acts 2:39 tells us, “For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the LORD our God shall call.”

In Deuteronomy 4:9 God reminds us to “only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and to their children after them.”

Our job doesn't stop when *our* children have been trained! We must continue on with our grandchildren.

Deuteronomy 4:10 Assemble the people before me to hear my words so that they may learn to revere me as long as they live in the land and may teach them to their children.

How are we to teach them?

Deuteronomy 11:18-20 Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes. 19And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. And thou shalt write them upon the door posts of thine house, and upon thy gates:

No, I will not expose my children to this kind of socialization rather I will protect them and guide them until they ARE strong in the Lord.

Proverbs 14:26 In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.

Deuteronomy 31:6 Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

Joshua 10:25 And Joshua said unto them, Fear not, nor be dismayed, be strong and of good courage: for thus shall the LORD do to all your enemies against whom ye fight.

I will not send my children into battle.

1 Chronicles 22:13 Then shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to fulfil the statutes and judgments which the LORD charged Moses with concerning Israel: be strong, and of good courage; dread not, nor be dismayed.

And God will bless us for it.

In the news recently, one of the local school districts was being sued for the *third* time.

“A third lawsuit has been filed against the Anchorage School District, claiming the district was negligent in dealing with a 6-year-old boy's assaults on a female classmate.”

Why would I want this kind of socialization for my young innocent children?  Does the Bible not command me to not only bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, but to protect them as well?

Numbers 32:17 says, “Meanwhile our women and children will live in fortified cities, for protection from the inhabitants of the land.”

They are not strong. They should be protected and they must be trained.

2 Timothy 3:15 states what is required as a parent, “And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.”

Why?

Acts 2:39 tells us, “For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the LORD our God shall call.”

In Deuteronomy 4:9 God reminds us to “only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and to their children after them.”

Our job doesn't stop when *our* children have been trained! We must continue on with our grandchildren.

Deuteronomy 4:10 Assemble the people before me to hear my words so that they may learn to revere me as long as they live in the land and may teach them to their children.

How are we to teach them?

Deuteronomy 11:18-20 Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes. 19And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. And thou shalt write them upon the door posts of thine house, and upon thy gates:

No, I will not expose my children to this kind of socialization rather I will protect them and guide them until they ARE strong in the Lord.

Proverbs 14:26 In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.

Deuteronomy 31:6 Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

Joshua 10:25 And Joshua said unto them, Fear not, nor be dismayed, be strong and of good courage: for thus shall the LORD do to all your enemies against whom ye fight.

I will not send my children into battle.

1 Chronicles 22:13 Then shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to fulfil the statutes and judgments which the LORD charged Moses with concerning Israel: be strong, and of good courage; dread not, nor be dismayed.

And God will bless us for it.

I wrote this late one night and thought I would post it here.

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Deprived of Socialization?

In the news recently, one of the local school districts was being sued for the *third* time.

“A third lawsuit has been filed against the Anchorage School District, claiming the district was negligent in dealing with a 6-year-old boy's assaults on a female classmate.”

Why would I want this kind of socialization for my young innocent children?  Does the Bible not command me to not only bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, but to protect them as well?

Numbers 32:17 says, “Meanwhile our women and children will live in fortified cities, for protection from the inhabitants of the land.”

They are not strong. They should be protected and they must be trained.

2 Timothy 3:15 states what is required as a parent, “And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.”

Why?

Acts 2:39 tells us, “For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the LORD our God shall call.”

In Deuteronomy 4:9 God reminds us to “only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and to their children after them.”

Our job doesn't stop when *our* children have been trained! We must continue on with our grandchildren.

Deuteronomy 4:10 Assemble the people before me to hear my words so that they may learn to revere me as long as they live in the land and may teach them to their children.

How are we to teach them?

Deuteronomy 11:18-20 Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes. 19And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. And thou shalt write them upon the door posts of thine house, and upon thy gates:

No, I will not expose my children to this kind of socialization rather I will protect them and guide them until they ARE strong in the Lord.

Proverbs 14:26 In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.

Deuteronomy 31:6 Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

Joshua 10:25 And Joshua said unto them, Fear not, nor be dismayed, be strong and of good courage: for thus shall the LORD do to all your enemies against whom ye fight.

I will not send my children into battle.

1 Chronicles 22:13 Then shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to fulfil the statutes and judgments which the LORD charged Moses with concerning Israel: be strong, and of good courage; dread not, nor be dismayed.

And God will bless us for it.

As I wrote before, dh usually has to stay in town on Wednesday nights so he can spend two full days at his office.  Well, last night, he had to meet a man at our property about a bid on pouring the concrete for the basement.  He decided that since he was already halfway home, and was going to be leaving for a week, he would come home!  He willingly drove an extra 2 hours out of his way just to spend the night with ME! (well, I am sure he wanted to see the kids too…)

We had a very enjoyable evening together, and I thanked him over and over again for coming home.

Thank you honey!   You were so thoughtful to do that for me.  I am *so* blessed by God with such a wonderful, thoughtful, kind, loving, faithful, hardworking husband.  I will miss you terribly while you are gone.

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