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I just finished Table in the Mist  by Jeffrey Meyers, a commentary on Ecclesiastes, a couple weeks ago. I loved it. I mean really loved it. It helped that a bunch of people I know had either just read it or were reading it and also loving it, but even without that, I think it would’ve made [...]

During devotions, Michael asks Judah if he ever thinks of doing something bad, but doesn’t because he thinks he might get in trouble. Judah responds in the affirmative and is eager to give an example.
“Today, while Ezra was getting water out of the refrigerator, I thought about going over and pushing button for ice.”

Michael, “Oh?”

“Yeah. [...]

As I glance through the boilerplate on the After-Visit-Summaries from our recent doctor’s well-child checkups:

“Offer water when your child is thirtsty. Do not give your child soda or juice drinks more than one time a day.” I feel smug and give myself a mental pat on the back.

“Do not use TV and videos as a babysitter. [...]

My kids barely knew the word, “Transformers,” until Ezra got one for his birthday a month and a half ago. (he asked for one, but I’m not sure exactly how he knew about them, of it was what he was expecting) Now it’s Transformers all day every day around here. Judah scraped and saved to buy [...]

King and Knight

16th Century Sheep

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Recently, while reading Managers of Their Homes, a light dawned – my kids were capable of much more advanced and regular chores than I had currently been imposing! Without further ado, I wrote out a weekly chore list – one for each boy per weekday morning, and imposed nightly after-dinner chores. How the boys feel about [...]