So...Seth usually demands that Mommy lays with him at night. Tonight we tried something different. Josiah offered to lay with Seth. Since we had gotten them to bed a few minutes early I figured, "why not try it." After about 5 minutes, I left the room with a couple boys resting nicely in bed. 15 minutes later I went back to check on them. Seth was sound asleep and Josiah was sitting up in his bed glowing with pride. I whispered in his ear that I was proud of him. Josiah then said, "Can I do that again tomorrow night?"
Monday, August 31, 2009
Friday, August 28, 2009
Men of faith rise up...Men of sports, please change
From Dan:
This sermon and video are very challenging to me. I know many of the people that follow this blog are women. Could you invite your husband to listen to/view this with you? This is a challenge that is not being talked about much today. I would be very interested to hear any reactions/comments you have about this sermon and/or this video.
Click here for the 53 min sermon.
Click here if you only have about 4 mins.
To the husband: If you can't find 57 mins to hear these messages but you have no problem taking 3-4 hours for a football game or a golf outing, what does that say?
To the wife: If your husband is a godly husband and you don't doubt the affections of his heart for Christ, you, your kids, and the Church, praise God because he is a man that you can willingly support. He does not need to hear these messages. He's already living it. Thank him.
Thanks for your precious time,
Dan
This sermon and video are very challenging to me. I know many of the people that follow this blog are women. Could you invite your husband to listen to/view this with you? This is a challenge that is not being talked about much today. I would be very interested to hear any reactions/comments you have about this sermon and/or this video.
Click here for the 53 min sermon.
Click here if you only have about 4 mins.
To the husband: If you can't find 57 mins to hear these messages but you have no problem taking 3-4 hours for a football game or a golf outing, what does that say?
To the wife: If your husband is a godly husband and you don't doubt the affections of his heart for Christ, you, your kids, and the Church, praise God because he is a man that you can willingly support. He does not need to hear these messages. He's already living it. Thank him.
Thanks for your precious time,
Dan
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Fetch...
I played Fetch today....nope, not with a dog....with Seth...the boy who thinks he's a dog. I throw the ball...he crawls, picks up the ball with his teeth and then crawls it back over to me and drops it at my feet. Hmmm...is this an issue?!?!
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
The Letter "W"
Our Family Time verse tonight was...
"We love because God first loved us." 1 John 4:19
In case you did not follow this blog last school year and aren't familiar with the family time structure we do, I'll explain briefly.
1. Dance to family Time song.
2. Memorize and recite Bible verse.
3. Learning activity.
4. Discuss/Debrief
5. Pray
6. Dance
7. Each kid creates a picture of what they learned.
We chose a new family time song for this year. Lecrae's "Don't Waste Your Life." Check it out.
Right before family time, the kids gathered 20 rocks in a bag and Dad gathered about 100 rocks also. After dancing and verse memorization, I asked the kids to identify something that God has done to show that He loves us. As they said something that God has done, they placed a rock in the center of the floor. They were quite creative and surprised us with their depth of thinking. The pile grew to about 35-40 rocks. Then the kids were asked to make a second pile for the things we have done to show God that we love Him. Creativity ran out quickly. So, there it was. God had about 40 rocks. The kids had 7. Dad then asked what the kids thought about the two piles. They responded by saying that God loves us more than we love Him. When asked, "Should God let you into heaven because you love Him so much?" They said, "no!" Then why would He let you into heaven? The kids finally responded, because He loves you anyway.
You can rejoice today because He loves you anyway. You'll never earn it. Stop trying. Love, because He first loved you.
"We love because God first loved us." 1 John 4:19
In case you did not follow this blog last school year and aren't familiar with the family time structure we do, I'll explain briefly.
1. Dance to family Time song.
2. Memorize and recite Bible verse.
3. Learning activity.
4. Discuss/Debrief
5. Pray
6. Dance
7. Each kid creates a picture of what they learned.
We chose a new family time song for this year. Lecrae's "Don't Waste Your Life." Check it out.
Right before family time, the kids gathered 20 rocks in a bag and Dad gathered about 100 rocks also. After dancing and verse memorization, I asked the kids to identify something that God has done to show that He loves us. As they said something that God has done, they placed a rock in the center of the floor. They were quite creative and surprised us with their depth of thinking. The pile grew to about 35-40 rocks. Then the kids were asked to make a second pile for the things we have done to show God that we love Him. Creativity ran out quickly. So, there it was. God had about 40 rocks. The kids had 7. Dad then asked what the kids thought about the two piles. They responded by saying that God loves us more than we love Him. When asked, "Should God let you into heaven because you love Him so much?" They said, "no!" Then why would He let you into heaven? The kids finally responded, because He loves you anyway.
You can rejoice today because He loves you anyway. You'll never earn it. Stop trying. Love, because He first loved you.
Back to School
It's hard to believe, but Dan is starting his 8th year teaching at West Fargo High School and this year he is also a part-time principal/Dean of Students. Very exciting!
Josiah is starting 2nd Grade.....is that really possible????
Soon Alayna will be starting preschool and she can hardly wait....how did my kids get so old so fast?!?!
Monday, August 24, 2009
Born To Be Wild!
His first motorcycle ride and he LOVED it!! After his first ride in the sidecar he kept going to the other motocycles and saying "Pwease, Pwease!" and so....he got another sidecar ride. Not exactly what he wanted, but he has to wait until he's 2 to ride with his uncle behind the other cycle. If it's nice in October (when he turns 2) I'm sure he will be ready to ride again!
If you remember back to a post in the winter he relaxed like this while riding snowmobile too
....he's not afraid of adventure!
If you remember back to a post in the winter he relaxed like this while riding snowmobile too....he's not afraid of adventure!
Getting ready for my first ride on a motorcycle with my cousin and uncle
After the first round of fun he wanted to go again and this time....his aunt was nice enough to give him another ride!
Friday, August 21, 2009
Do you hear the sound???
It's the sound of the ice cream truck coming through the neighborhood!!
Last year the ice cream truck started coming through our neighborhood and the sound of it's music can be heard from blocks away, the kids get SUPER excited as it approaches. Tonight we were home when it came through and so Seth and Alayna shared a sweet treat! Fun summer memories!!
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