Hi! Welcome to my blog! My name is Jane (PlainJane) and I am the blessed and happy wife to Jeff and doubly blessed mama of two perfectly wonderful daughters. Please join me as I share our Lifestyle of Learning through Christian homeschooling and homesteading on our little hobby farm with our prairie girls.
Bookworm is our dd14/9th grader.
Our perfectionist and over-achiever. She loves reading, playing violin, her Paint horse, Annie, being a farm girl, and History re-entacting.
Ladybug
is our dd11/6th grader.
Our "girls just want to have fun" girl. She loves to play and has a great sense of humor, but also likes reading, music, her Quarter Horse, Kitty, and History re-enactment.
We are finished reading
the Moody books
By Sarah Maxwell
and HIGHLY recommend them
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he said to them, "Take to heart all the words I have solemnly declared to you this day, so that you may command your children to obey carefully all the words of this law. They are not just idle words for you -- THEY ARE YOUR LIFE. By them you will live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess." Deuteronomy 32:46-47
One thing that I especially like about their book is that we share many of the same convicitions about biblically sheltering our children; and I love how they use scripture throughout the book. I often feel very much alone in our beliefs and it is so nice to hear (read) someone else that has the same goals for their family.
One thing (of many) that particually stood out in my reading today was a quote they gave with regards to age-segregated, peer-oriented groups and activities (ie. church youth groups & children's ministries and the like)...
"I do not like to see them coming to church by themselves, they often get into bad company by the way, and so learn more evil on the Lord's day than in all the rest of the week. Neither do I like to see what I call 'a young people's corner' in a church. They often catch habits of inattention and irreverence there, which it takes years to unlearn, if ever they are unlearned at all. What I like to see is a whole family sitting together, old and young, side by side, - men, women, and children, serving God according to their households." (J.C. Ryle 1816-1900)
Hi there my northern friend. I have missed you, we both have been very busy. I'm back again on blogland. I trust you all had the most wonderful Crihstmas.
I have heard of this book it sounds very nice. We too believe that we don't need to segregate our children. However we have had to reconsider our stand in certain youth activities. We do feel Anna is more grown up and we trust her.
For the first time in Anna's life we attend a congregation we feel very comfortable with the families and their children. Now, we still don't go to the youth group every week, one we are almost 45 minutes away, so that's a lot of driving involved.
((((big Brazilian hug to you my friend))))))
Katia
YES YES YES, I agree with that statement!! Although I enjoy the church we are placed in right now, I hate seeing the kids with the other single coming kids( the ones who come by them selves) then we have the teen pew which is way in the back (its what I call it) and there have been several instances where an adult has had to go over to the kids to tell them to shush.lol, sad really, we have forbid our daughter from sitting with them because the one time we did, she was being chatty and playing around, and since then we said NO MORE!
This is SO true. I really have to pray for my hubby to come along side me in this thinking. I want to keep my children with us in service. I want to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. (((HUGS)))
I would have to agree with that. We only belonged to one congregation that had youth groups get togethers. It was an area wide and I would always go with my kids. I never really liked what went on. I was glad when we moved away and started attending in a congregation that didn't encourage this kind of grouping.
Donna
Ooh, I love this book. So glad you are enjoying it. I greatly appreciate how they back up what they believe with Scripture.
I hope y'all had a lovely Christmas. I would have loved to stop over for a feast and fun, too. ;o) We did get to talk to Daddy, which made the whole day wonderful. ;o)
Enjoy your weekend ~
Christina
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I'd leave a comment on your cbox but I can't b/c of the box where you type a message is not there. I pray you are having a great break. Sending blessings and ((hugs)) your way.
My husband and I went to one of their speaking conferences a year ago and we had a chance to meet them in person. They are a very nice family. My daughter got to visit with their daughter, Sarah, that wrote the Moody books. All of their books are good to read.
Yep, I totally agree. Being a pastor's family there is a good chance we are/will be misunderstood in this area, like we think we are more holy or something. It's not that. But as parents, we only get to do this ONCE, there's no trial-and-error or second chances. I want to do it right the first time.
I'm just sure I have that book, somewhere. I seen your post here so I went and looked on my book shelf and couldn't find it. Maybe my oldest daughter borrowed it - she has a whole lot of my good books at her house. If not, your right, that sounds like a great book to read.
Antoinette
