Comments on: Mission of Motherhood: The Training Mother http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/2008/10/mission-of-motherhood-the-training-mother.html Loving simple and natural living on a budget Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:24:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Lindsay http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/2008/10/mission-of-motherhood-the-training-mother.html/comment-page-1#comment-4273 Lindsay Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:46:21 +0000 http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/?p=1904#comment-4273 That was beautiful Willow! Thank you for the reminder about asking the question as to topic is most frequently addressed in our homes! That is an excellent point! That was beautiful Willow! Thank you for the reminder about asking the question as to topic is most frequently addressed in our homes! That is an excellent point!

]]> By: Willow http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/2008/10/mission-of-motherhood-the-training-mother.html/comment-page-1#comment-4272 Willow Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:13:56 +0000 http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/?p=1904#comment-4272 What I've learned in the last year or so has shown me what putting Deut. 6: 6-9 to work LITERALLY means. It means that you find God in every situation. And that you help your children begin to process everything through a God-focused filter. Sharing. Diligence. Respectfulness. Appreciation of blessings. New friendships. New challenges. Obedience. Joy. Fear. Forgiveness. Everything...what does God's Word say about this? What would Jesus have instructed us to do in this situation? How can we ultimately bring glory to Him through this circumstance? So I am finding as we do this my children (ages 5, 3.5, and 17 mo.) are ALWAYS talking about God. So that is a good question to ask ourselves? What is those most popular topic in your house? It may expose to us we are on the right track or possibly even expose an idol that has filled their (or possibly our own) hearts. My 5 year old has been interested in whether everyone we meet loves God and is going to heaven. We are learning how to teach her to embrace this passion but also make sure it comes in the form of love rather than judgement. Yesterday she was playing with our neighbor girl, who is Hindu, and her new nanny. My husband was nearby and he overhead Averi asking both if they love God and if they were going to heaven...some other questions too but he didn't catch them all. We'll definitely have some discussions to follow this as she matures since of course everyone says "yes" they love God and most say they "hope" they are going to heaven. BUT...when my husband walked up to them the nanny said, "Well..you've got quite the little evangelist there." :) Truth from a child's perspective is such a good reminder for me. Am I as concerned as my 5 year old that all I meet love and obey God? I have to admit my actions, thoughts and behaviors don't always show that? But it should be our hearts desire and I love that when we begin this process of training our children in righteousness we are blessed by what THEY can teach us. Just a note on biblical teaching tools - we have the Bible on CD and we tried it at bedtime but found that it kept them TOO engaged and they couldn't get to sleep so we have been listening to it during the day sometimes and giving it to my 5 year old at rest time to listen herself. She now "requests" certain books of the bible to listen too..."hmm...mommy today I'd like to listen to John, or maybe Proverbs?" Too cute. And she came downstairs talking about Lazurus yesterday. " you shall teach them diligently to your sons and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and when you lie down and when you rise up." What I’ve learned in the last year or so has shown me what putting Deut. 6: 6-9 to work LITERALLY means. It means that you find God in every situation. And that you help your children begin to process everything through a God-focused filter.

Sharing. Diligence. Respectfulness. Appreciation of blessings. New friendships. New challenges. Obedience. Joy. Fear. Forgiveness.

Everything…what does God’s Word say about this? What would Jesus have instructed us to do in this situation? How can we ultimately bring glory to Him through this circumstance?

So I am finding as we do this my children (ages 5, 3.5, and 17 mo.) are ALWAYS talking about God. So that is a good question to ask ourselves? What is those most popular topic in your house? It may expose to us we are on the right track or possibly even expose an idol that has filled their (or possibly our own) hearts.

My 5 year old has been interested in whether everyone we meet loves God and is going to heaven. We are learning how to teach her to embrace this passion but also make sure it comes in the form of love rather than judgement.

Yesterday she was playing with our neighbor girl, who is Hindu, and her new nanny. My husband was nearby and he overhead Averi asking both if they love God and if they were going to heaven…some other questions too but he didn’t catch them all. We’ll definitely have some discussions to follow this as she matures since of course everyone says “yes” they love God and most say they “hope” they are going to heaven. BUT…when my husband walked up to them the nanny said, “Well..you’ve got quite the little evangelist there.” :)

Truth from a child’s perspective is such a good reminder for me. Am I as concerned as my 5 year old that all I meet love and obey God? I have to admit my actions, thoughts and behaviors don’t always show that? But it should be our hearts desire and I love that when we begin this process of training our children in righteousness we are blessed by what THEY can teach us.

Just a note on biblical teaching tools – we have the Bible on CD and we tried it at bedtime but found that it kept them TOO engaged and they couldn’t get to sleep so we have been listening to it during the day sometimes and giving it to my 5 year old at rest time to listen herself. She now “requests” certain books of the bible to listen too…”hmm…mommy today I’d like to listen to John, or maybe Proverbs?” Too cute. And she came downstairs talking about Lazurus yesterday.

” you shall teach them diligently to your sons and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and when you lie down and when you rise up.”

]]> By: Laura http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/2008/10/mission-of-motherhood-the-training-mother.html/comment-page-1#comment-4255 Laura Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:14:08 +0000 http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/?p=1904#comment-4255 The Lord hasn't blessed us with children yet, so I spend time learning now ow to be a good mama. My favorite resource so far is No Greater Joy, and Above Rubies often has tips on children from other moms that I enjoy. Thanks for the article! Laura The Lord hasn’t blessed us with children yet, so I spend time learning now ow to be a good mama. My favorite resource so far is No Greater Joy, and Above Rubies often has tips on children from other moms that I enjoy.

Thanks for the article!

Laura

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