Musings...


Little boys - aren't they sweet!


Some of yesterday's questions:

Sawyer, "Mom, what is a murderer?" Me, "Someone who has killed someone." Sawyer, "Why is Barabbus a murderer? Did he come to know Jesus later?"  Edited to add, this was out of the blue and it took me a second to remember who Barabbus was!

Jubilee, "Mom, does God know everything like how many Israelites there are?"

Sawyer, "Mom, why did Judas do that?"

I read the following in a Michael Pearl article:

Above all, do what God did to equip us: teach Bible stories. God tells us that all the stories of the Bible, Old and New
Testament, are given as an example for our learning. These stories impart knowledge, wisdom, fear of walking in sin,
judgment, and appreciation for righteousness and God’s sweet blessings. The very knowledge your children gain will
give them understanding regarding the deceitfulness of sin and the blessings of obedience. These old stories are there
not only to teach our minds, but also to mold our hearts...... I am talking about Bible stories, not applications, not principles, not sweet
little examples you come up with; plain old Bible stories.

We incorporate Bible stories into our homeschool plan, Phil reads Bible stories to the children before bedtime, and we have Bible stories on tape that we play in the car or during rest time. It is has been a pleasure to see how the above is taking root in our children as we just learn the stories. We are really trying to make the Bible a priority in our home. We have a long ways to go but we are discovering more and more the importance of the Word being read and spoken in our home throughout the day.

Even though I sometimes wonder if I can keep up the pace of juggling the responsibilities of the home, being a helpmeet to my husband, meeting the needs of four small children, planning and teaching a Kindergarten/Preschool combo plus occupying the other two, I am learning so much through the experience. I am learning to let go (not always with a lot of grace and with set backs for sure and knowing that I will never fully master it) the expectation of a clean house, a manicured yard, and "me time". It can be so hard to prioritize what really matters!

And one more musing:

Car talk is always a very interesting, informative, and educational experience. Car talk is simply the conversations that we have in the car. Sawyer especially has questions to ask and life plans to share. Most of his conversations start out with "Me and my family (his wife and many children)....". I love to hear how already having a family is important enough to be included in all his plans. Among his various jobs, he wants to be a farmer (and raise turkeys), work with Daddy and be a teacher, live in Egypt and look for treasure, and dive under the sea to look for treasure. Yesterday, he had lots of questions about forest fires and about firemen. He then decided that he was going to be a fireman and have a crew of firefighters. His crew would fight fires and serve the Lord. Jubilee then decided that she would like to invited Sawyer and his future family over to her house to have dinner with her family. Sawyer told her that he couldn't come because he would be fighting a fire and that is hard work but that his family could come. He then asked her if her husband would like to join his fire crew. "Well, " she said, "When I am grown up and married, I will have to talk to my husband about that."
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  1. Mrs. SSeptember 22, 2010 at 11:20 AM

    So very cute, Emily!!!!!!

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  2. MichelleSeptember 22, 2010 at 6:07 PM

    Your children are so cute!

    We love car talk too! One thing our kids LOVE is the what if game. I come up with a "What would you do if" question and they answer. Usually it's along the line of...you found a wallet that someone dropped and it had $100 in it...and I sneak in questions that bring about much needed discussions...things children are struggling with or personal space/abuse type scenarios. It's a little harder now cause of our long van (I have to practically yell) but it works mostly.

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  3. MichelleSeptember 22, 2010 at 6:08 PM

    Oh, and I'd love to know what Bible story CDs in particular that you listen to. We do Jonathan Park (not Bible stories:-), but I'd love other ideas too!

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