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Our daughter has entered the world of politics.
Please excuse the shaky video, but I was more nervous than my daughter was.
She was one of the soloist last week for the Richmond Chapter of the Gospel Music Workshop Of America. Her grandmothers have been singing Gospel for a combined 100 years and have apparently passed on the gift.
SLC
She was one of the soloist last week for the Richmond Chapter of the Gospel Music Workshop Of America. Her grandmothers have been singing Gospel for a combined 100 years and have apparently passed on the gift.
SLC
This weekend we had the privilege of having a fifth child for 24 hours. My oldest son invited his friend David over to play games, spend the night, and attend church with us on Sunday. Somehow included in their plans was an omelet cook off. This started Sunday afternoon while my wife and I were upstairs talking. She knew it was going on, which is why she came upstairs. She’s a neat freak and I don’t think she wanted to witness the destruction of her kitchen. While we were talking I started smelling things like onions, sausage, and smoke. So when she told me they were having a battle I said we’ve got to monitor this. What we witnessed was scary, exciting and fun. Egg shells were everywhere. Milk, butter, flour, paprika, salt, pepper, and EVOO was all over the kitchen including the floor. A total of six pots and pans had been used between the two boys, but surely they could have reused one at some point. The good thing is the house aired out in a couple of hours and both competitors’ concoctions were delicious. Both boys did so well that the judges deemed it a tie. Of course, one thing they both did exceptionally well was leave a major mess.
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Train up a child in the way he should go:
and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
Proverbs 22:6 KJV
I have been blessed with four beautiful children. I don’t mean good looking, though they are all cute as a button, but I mean nice little people. I have three boys and one girl, and although there may be similarities between one and another they are all extremely unique. Like many parents I have dreams and goals for my children that may not manifest themselves. I’ve already got it all figured out. Jeremiah will teach, Noah will preach and be the Minister of Music, McKayla will be the worship leader and be over the arts ministry, Elijah will rock the
Oh Oh! Wait a minute! I hear the voices of blogging saints (Free Spirit Stacye, Shanita) asking the same question.
IS HE CRAZY?!?!
Yes I am but not in this instant. I know that if I’m not careful I’ll let my will for my children override the will of God for their life. I have to face the facts. I may actually have to settle for children that are just saved, sanctified, filled with the Holy Spirit, and the Love of Jesus. I may have to allow the oldest to become a veterinarian, and Noah to be a police officer, and McKayla to be a Dr., and the 3 year old to be 4 four years old.
I also realize that one child’s strength is another child’s weakness. I mean let’s face it, they can’t all have my dancing skills and a physique like mine doesn’t get made in a day. (Ok some would say a day in the kitchen is all it takes). One of my children is Veerrrrryyy nice. The other is getting better. The other two are about right in the middle. One child (yes the girl) loves school, and at this point the baby does also. The other two, like the opportunity to meet new friends at school, but not school itself. One would spend all day in front of the TV, the other outside, the other drawing, and the other running from one to the other.
There are some things that are absolutes in SLC’s house. You go to church. You pray. You do your best educationally. You treat your parents and siblings correctly or you get corrected. You respect elders but if you feel like any have crossed the threshold of respect remember that there is an open (and honest) door policy and you let me know and I’ll deal with them. When your parents are not around, remember God is and he tells us when you’ve been acting a fool. Besides these and a few more we have to remember to train each one up in the way God has determined each one should go so that when they become adults they’ll be fulfilled and in the place God want’s them to be.
My Prayer: Lord, you know I want my children to grow up, get rich, pay off my house, buy me a second house in Florida, be famous, be president, vice president, secretary of state, and attorney general, while running a World Wide Ministry, but if for some reason that is not your will, help me train them up and discern properly with the aid of the Holy Spirit the different needs they each have of me their earthly father, and you their heavenly father, and help me lead them accordingly.
Amen
Train up a child in the way he should go:
and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
Proverbs 22:6 KJV
and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
Proverbs 22:6 KJV
You can hear something all of your life, like the scripture above, but never really hear it. Some time ago I was trying to give Godly counsel to someone who was having problems with their teen. This was a healthy teen with raging hormones and no regard for authority especially parental authority. Through our discussion, I realized that these issues were not new, but had been present since the teen was a child. Only now that the issues were embarrassing and the potential consequences for the teen severe was the parent trying to uuuuhhhmmmm be a a parent.
It was at that point that I heard Proverbs 22:6 again; yet for the first time. It says train up a child. The key words being UP and CHILD. Don't wink at the shenanigans of a child but train them to know that some things won't be tolerated. Let them know as a child that their cuteness does not exempt them from being held accountable, nor keep them from being punished. Remember the old saying, the bigger they are the harder they fall and apply it to spiritual situations. Deal with that attitude while they're small, so you won't be fighting them off when they're big. Teach your child now, so you don't have to cast a demon out of your teen later. Give the child the Word of God as a child so they'll have the power to resist the devil and make him flee as a teen.
Pray for me that I practice what I've preached for my four. This may sound crazy but they don't deserve to have their way. God deserves to have his.
SLC
According to my oldest son Jeremiah (like the prophet) Obama will win in 2012 also.
Who am I to argue with the prophet? But what excites me even more is knowing that my 11 year old is talking about something other than video games and pizza. BUUUUUTTTT what excites me even more than that is knowing that in 2016 my family will have two more registered voters that WILL VOTE! I'm proud of my babies but they are growing up so fast.
Noah
Who am I to argue with the prophet? But what excites me even more is knowing that my 11 year old is talking about something other than video games and pizza. BUUUUUTTTT what excites me even more than that is knowing that in 2016 my family will have two more registered voters that WILL VOTE! I'm proud of my babies but they are growing up so fast.
Jeremiah
Noah
