Our Busy Little World
Feb. 23, 2007 - Reaping What's Sown . . .
Well, my oldest two daughters had a lovely luncheon feast today. I decided to give them a "diligence chart" a couple of months ago, to help them gain more diligence in their chores, and also help them to understand how we reap what we sow over time. I'm not usually big on rewards -I want my girls to obey because it is good and right and pleases God, not just for a treat. But this was a long haul for them - each time they did a particular chore diligently and cheerfully they put one little star in that column. I promised them that once they filled up the whole chart they could have ice cream for lunch. It took them a few months, if I recall correctly. Now, Miss Hannah didn't quite get the concept of individual rows, so we counted her chart as "full" when Isabelle's was. It was such a proud moment this weekend when Isabelle put in the last "morning chores" sticker for making her beds and getting all the water cups ready! Today was the big day. They each were presented with a heaping bowl of good homemade ice cream, graham crackers, blackberries and orange slices! What a feast for little them!
Can you guess which chart belongs to whom?
Love the dimples!
Can we have this for lunch every day?
I can't resist throwing in a picture of the new baby (sort of 
) around 14 weeks old!
Comments
Feb. 23, 2007 - You look beautiful!
Posted by PreschoolersandPeace
And it does my heart good to see another mama showing at 14 weeks :) Once you've had as many as we have...
Anyway, about the charts and rewards- like you, we want our children to obey because it is what honors God, and most of the time we don't set up reward systems. But we do make a big deal out of blessing them for marked improvement in areas of struggle or faithfulness. So you blessed those sweet girls today!
Feb. 24, 2007 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Anonymous
What a cute belly picture. You can see my latest one at my blog. I love your chart idea! It is a great idea to reward little ones for diligence.
Blessings!
Christine
www.christine-mary.blogspot.com
Feb. 25, 2007 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Anonymous
Oh how fun! Good job girlies!
I'm also glad to see another mama that shows early!
Feb. 26, 2007 - Untitled Comment
Posted by genamayo
Great idea! I'm going to try this--starting tomorrow. I love Doorpost's book "For Instruction in Righteousness." They list all kinds of rewards for obedience, that come straight out of Scripture. Yes, we'll be rewarded for our obedience, too!
--Gena
Feb. 27, 2007 - Beautiful
Posted by momofsix
You look so beautiful with baby. I like the charts. That is a great idea.
