Yep...that's right! We spent late Friday night watching the snow fall and woke up to about 3 inches of snow Saturday morning!!! On any other given day, I would have welcomed the snow with open arms and a cup full of cocoa...but this time around, I started praying that it would stop! We had a parenting seminar at our church (for moms) on Saturday and, after all the preparation that went into it, I was praying the Lord would allow the roads to stay clear so the ladies would come out! It was a blessing to wake up to fairly clear roads and 25-30 ladies with smiles on their faces!:) So...the kiddos and hubbies got to play in the snow and us mommies (and grandmas!) were able to be encouraged and blessed with some great sessions on parenting via DVD with Ginger Plowman!
Here are a few highlight quotes from our day together:
"You reap what you sow, you reap later than you sow, and you reap more than you sow."
"Communication is based not only on the ability to talk, but also on the ability to listen. You need to understand your child...not just have your child understand you."
"Pull out what is in their (your child's) heart, work through how to have them replace the sin with righteousness and then have them go back and put into practice what they have learned."
"Always parent with this question in mind: How will this affect their souls?"
"We need to view our children's sin as precious opportunities to train them in righteousness (God's way)."
"The greatest need our children have is to be saved."
"We are called to be like a John the Baptist" in our kids lives..to prepare the way of the Lord in their hearts and lives."
"Obedience should be all the way, right away, and with a joyful heart."
"Children will rise (or fall) to the standards you (the parent) set up for them."
"Overlooking sinful foolishness sends the message to our kids that God and His holiness is not that big of a deal."
Great verses to encourage moms (and dads!)in parenting:
Galatians 6:9 "Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up."
Colossians 2:8 "See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophies which depend on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ."
Hebrews 12:11 "No discipline seems pleasant at the time but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it."
Proverbs 3:5 "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding."
Isaiah 40:11 "He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart; He gently leads those that have young."
Luke 6:40 "When the student is fully trained he will be like his teacher."
2 Timothy 3:14-17 "But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work."
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