Tuesday's Training Time

Over the last few days, our family has been battling a stomach virus.  Finally today we all woke up feeling better.  PRAISE GOD!!! 

I wanted to post over the weekend, but just didn't get there.  I am sorry.  Today I want to talk about grace.  The definition of grace we will be talking about is "A temporary immunity or exemption; a reprieve."  As we parent, we find ourselves constantly trying to teach our children character and morals.  They are in a training period of their lives.  They are learning how to display these character qualities.  While there is a time and a place where we must discipline them for wrong behavior and choices, there is also a need to give them grace when they fail, just as Christ gives us on a daily basis. 

If we want our children to understand the concept of grace and mercy that is mentioned in the Bible we must show them by examples in their daily lives.  When you child fails, first explain to them what they did was wrong and they deserve to be disciplined, but instead of punishing them, show them the concept of grace and mercy.  Get the Bible out and explain to them how Christ shows us grace and how he showed us his grace by dying on the cross for our sins.  He took our punishment for us.  He gave us a reprieve. 

Kids need to have fun

I decided to do a Friday's Funnies on our page because we need to have fun.  We need to laugh and enjoy life.  Our kids need to see us smiling on a regular basis. 

Kids need us to get on the floor and play with them.  They need to be able to giggle and just let lose.  We need that too.  Do you really enjoy your kiddos, or do you just see them as a responsibility?  When I first became a mom, I was not fun at all.  Being a mom was just a job.  I thought in order to be a good mom that I needed to keep an immaculate home, have well behaved children, and never would I think of playing on the floor with my kids.  I had too much to do.  Play was not on my schedule.

As my children grew and our family grew, God began working in my heart.  He showed me that my kids needed me, not my ability to keep the kitchen floor worthy of eating off of, or no dirty dishes in the sink.  They needed my love and my touch.  They needed me to tickle them and run after them.  They wanted me to play legos or barbies.  I had to change!  I had to realize what really mattered. 

Do you need to play more?  Laugh more?  I challenge you to play today :) 

I have decided to start a blog for our Facebook page.  I will be able to write articles and share more of our families stories with you.  I believe parenting is the most important job we have here on earth.  Our children are blessings from God and we need to remember that as we parent them and train them to be godly men and women.  I am excited to share many things with you so we can learn from one another.  I want to encourage you along this journey we call parenting.  I am far from a perfect and I need God's grace on a daily basis, but I think sharing our experiences with one another can be uplifting and inspirational.  We can see that we are not alone!