Hand Print on the Wall<\/b><\/p>\n
One day as I was picking the toys up off the floor, I noticed a small hand print on the wall beside the door. I knew that it was something that I\u2019d seen most every day, but this time when I saw it there, I wanted it to stay.<\/p>\n
Then tears welled up inside my eyes, I knew it wouldn\u2019t last, for every mother knows her children grow up way too fast. Just then I put my chores aside and held my children tight. I sang to them sweet lullabies and rocked into the night.<\/p>\n
Sometimes we take for granted, all those things that seem so small. Like one of God\u2019s great treasures…. A small hand print on the wall.<\/p>\n
Source unknown<\/p>\n
Parenting <\/b><\/p>\n
We need to look at what the Bible says about parenting:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Parents must teach God\u2019s truth (Dt. 4:9; 32:46).<\/p>\n
\u2022 Parents must lovingly discipline children because they are immature and need guidance (Prov. 22:15; 29:15).<\/p>\n
\u2022 Parents should not exasperate their children (Eph. 6:4).<\/p>\n
\u2022 Parents\u2019 wise decisions bring blessing to their children (Dt. 30:19\u201320).<\/p>\n
\u2022 Parents who are godly teach their children to obey (Eph. 6:1; 1 Tim. 3:4).<\/p>\n
\u2022 Parents who faithfully train their children can be confident that their efforts are not in vain (Prov. 22:6).<\/p>\n
JDB, Our Daily Bread, Sept.-Nov. 1997, page for October 12<\/p>\n
Things We Can Learn From KIDS<\/b><\/p>\n
\u2022 You can be anything you want to be when you grow up.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Nobody can pedal the bike for you.<\/p>\n
\u2022 If You wait until you\u2019re really sure, you\u2019ll never take off your training wheels.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Nobody notices when your zipper is up, but everyone notices when your zipper is down.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Sometimes you have to take the test before you\u2019ve finished studying.<\/p>\n
\u2022 If you\u2019re going to fight, use pillows.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Before you trade sandwiches, check between the bread.<\/p>\n
\u2022 You have to eat a lot of cereal before you find the free toy.<\/p>\n
\u2022 If you want a kitten, start out asking for a horse.<\/p>\n
\u2022 You don\u2019t have to own a swing to enjoy it.<\/p>\n
\u2022 It doesn\u2019t matter how fast you\u2019re running with the ball if you\u2019re going in the wrong direction.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Sometimes the biggest apple has the biggest worm.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Every castle has a dungeon.<\/p>\n
\u2022 A little kiss can make a big difference.<\/p>\n
Really Important Stuff My Kids Have Taught Me by Cynthia Copeland Lewis, quoted in MSC Health Action News, Jan.\/Feb. 1997, p. 7<\/p>\n
Insanity is Hereditary<\/b><\/p>\n
Insanity is hereditary\u2014you can get it from your children. – Sam Levenson<\/p>\n
Source unknown<\/p>\n
Prayer for <\/p>\n
Gracious Lord, our children see, By Thy mercy we are free; But shall these, alas! remain Subjects still of Satan\u2019s reign?<\/p>\n
Israel\u2019s young ones, when of old Pharaoh threaten\u2019d to withhold, Then Thy messenger said, \u201cNo; Let the children also go!\u201d<\/p>\n
When the angel of the Lord, Drawing forth his dreadful sword, Slew with an avenging hand, All the first-born of the land;<\/p>\n
When Thy people\u2019s doors he pass\u2019d, Where the bloody sign was placed: Hear us, now, upon our knees, Plead the blood of Christ for these!<\/p>\n
Lord, we tremble, for we know How the fierce malicious foe, Wheeling round his watchful flight, Keeps them ever in his sight:<\/p>\n
Spread Thy pinions, King of kings! Hide them safe beneath Thy wings; Lest the ravenous bird of prey Stoop and bear the brood away.<\/p>\n
Olney Hymns, William Cowper, from Cowper\u2019s Poems, Sheldon & Company, New York<\/p>\n
Shadows<\/b><\/p>\n
I saw a young mother, with eyes full of laughter, and two little shadows come following after. Wherever she moved, they were always right there\u2014 holding onto her skirts, hanging onto her chair, before her, behind her\u2014an adhesive pair. \u201cDon\u2019t you ever get weary as, day after day, your two little tagalongs get in your way?\u201d She smiled as she shook her pretty young head, and I\u2019ll always remember the words that she said: \u201cIt\u2019s good to have shadows that run when you run, that laugh when you\u2019re happy and hum when you hum \u2014 for you only have shadows when your life\u2019s filled with sun!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cShadows\u201d by Martha Wadsworth, quoted in Family Matters<\/p>\n
Complaints<\/b><\/p>\n
When the 10-year-olds in Mrs. Imogene Frost\u2019s class at the Brookside, N.J. Community Sunday School expressed their views of \u201cWhat\u2019s wrong with grownups?\u201d they came up with these complaints:<\/p>\n
1. Grownups make promises, then they forget all about them, or else they say it wasn\u2019t really a promise, just a maybe.<\/p>\n
2. Grownups don\u2019t do the things they\u2019re always telling the children to do\u2014like pick up their things, or be neat, or always tell the truth.<\/p>\n
3. Grownups never really listen to what children have to say. They always decide ahead of time what they\u2019re going to answer.<\/p>\n
4. Grownups make mistakes, but they won\u2019t admit them. They always pretend that they weren\u2019t mistakes at all\u2014or that somebody else made them.<\/p>\n
5. Grownups interrupt children all the time and think nothing of it. If a child interrupts a grownup, he gets a scolding or something worse.<\/p>\n
6. Grownups never understand how much children want a certain thing\u2014a certain color or shape or size. If it\u2019s something they don\u2019t admire\u2014even if the children have spent their own money for it\u2014they always say, \u201cI can\u2019t imagine what you want with that old thing!\u201d<\/p>\n
7. Sometimes grownups punish children unfairly. It isn\u2019t right if you\u2019ve done just some little thing wrong and grownups take away something that means an awful lot to you. Other times you can do something really bad and they say they\u2019re going to punish you, but they don\u2019t. You never know, and you ought to know.<\/p>\n
8. Grownups are always talking about what they did and what they knew when they were 10 years old\u2014but they never try to think what it\u2019s like to be 10 years old right now. <\/p>\n
For Families Only, J.A. Petersen, ed., Tyndale, 1977, p. 253<\/p>\n
Multiple Births<\/b><\/p>\n
A group of expectant fathers were in a waiting room, while their wives were in the process of delivering babies. A nurse came in and announced to one man that his wife had just given birth to twins. \u201cThat\u2019s quite a coincidence\u201d he responded, \u201cI play for the Minnesota Twins!\u201d A few minutes later another nurse came in and announced to another man that he was the father of triplets. \u201cThat\u2019s amazing,\u201d he exclaimed, \u201cI work for the 3M company.\u201d At that point, a third man slipped off his chair and laid down on the floor. Somebody asked him if he was feeling ill. \u201cNo,\u201d he responded, \u201cI happen to work for the 7-up company.\u201d<\/p>\n
Source unknown<\/p>\n
Property Laws of a Toddler<\/b><\/p>\n
Evidences of Original Sin. Test this on the toddlers in your home or church this Christmas!<\/p>\n
1. If I like it, it\u2019s mine.<\/p>\n
2. If it\u2019s in my hand, it\u2019s mine.<\/p>\n
3. If I can take it from you, it\u2019s mine.<\/p>\n
4. If I had it a little while ago, it\u2019s mine.<\/p>\n
5. If it\u2019s mine, it must never appear to be yours in any way.<\/p>\n
6. If I\u2019m doing or building something, all the pieces are mine.<\/p>\n
7. If it looks just like mine, it\u2019s mine.<\/p>\n
8. If I saw it first, it\u2019s mine.<\/p>\n
9. If you are playing with something and you put it down, it automatically becomes mine.<\/p>\n
10. If it\u2019s broken, it\u2019s yours.<\/p>\n
Deb Lawrence, Missionary to the Philippines with SEND International, quoted in Prokope, November\/December, 1992, p. 3<\/p>\n
White House Kids<\/b><\/p>\n
In her book, First Lady from Plains, Rosalynn Carter told of the \u201cwonderfully odd\u201d things she learned about White House history while a resident there. It seems that the children of President James A. Garfield rode large three-wheelers around as they carried on pillow fights in the East Room. Teddy Roosevelt\u2019s five children slid down the staircases on trays stolen from the pantry, walked the halls on stilts, and once took a pony into a second-floor bedroom after riding up on the president\u2019s elevator! <\/p>\n
Today in the Word, September 6, 1992<\/p>\n
One Liners<\/b><\/p>\n
\u2022 A small child is someone who can wash his hands without getting the soap wet.<\/p>\n
\u2022 The trouble with children is that when they\u2019re not being a lump in your throat, they\u2019re being a pain in your neck. <\/p>\n
\u2022 Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression.<\/p>\n
\u2022 A child is a person who can\u2019t understand why someone would give away a perfectly good kitten. – Doug Larson<\/p>\n
\u2022 You cannot teach a child to take care of himself unless you will let him take care of himself. He will make mistakes, and out of these mistakes will come his wisdom. – H.W. Beecher<\/p>\n
\u2022 Men are generally more careful of their horses and dogs than of their children. – Wm. Penn<\/p>\n
\u2022 Almost every child would learn to write sooner if allowed to do his homework on wet cement.<\/p>\n
Sources unknown<\/p>\n
Conversions Decrease with Age<\/b><\/p>\n
Nineteenth century Scottish preacher Horatius Bonar asked 253 Christian friends at what ages they were converted. Here\u2019s what he discovered:<\/p>\n
Under 20 years of age <\/p>\n
138<\/p>\n
Between 20 and 30<\/p>\n
85<\/p>\n
Between 30 and 40 <\/p>\n
22<\/p>\n
Between 40 and 50<\/p>\n
4<\/p>\n
Between 50 and 60<\/p>\n
3<\/p>\n
Between 60 and 70<\/p>\n
1<\/p>\n
Over 70<\/p>\n
0<\/p>\n
Our Daily Bread<\/p>\n
Grace<\/b><\/p>\n
Celeste Sibley, one-time columnist for the Atlanta (GA) Constitution, took her three children to a diner for breakfast one morning. It was crowded and they had to take separate seats at the counter. Eight-year-old Mary was seated at the far end of the counter and when her food was served she called down to her mother in a loud voice, \u201cMother, don\u2019t people say grace in this place?\u201d A hush came over the entire diner and before Mrs. Sibley could figure out what to say, the counterman said, \u201cYes, we do, sister. You say it.\u201d All the people at the counter bowed their heads. Mary bowed her head and in a clear voice said, \u201cGod is great, God is good, let us thank Him for our food.\u201d <\/p>\n
Bits and Pieces, May, 1990, p. 10<\/p>\n
Children\u2019s Greatest Fears<\/b><\/p>\n
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University reported that 30 years ago, the greatest fears of grade school children were: 1) Animals, 2) Being in a dark room, 3) High places, 4) Strangers, 5) Loud noises. <\/p>\n
Today, kids are afraid of the following: 1) Divorce, 2) Nuclear war, 3) Cancer, 4) Pollution, 5) Being mugged. <\/p>\n
Back to the Bible Today, Summer, 1990, p. 5<\/p>\n
A Prayer<\/b><\/p>\n
Father, hear us, we are praying. Hear the words our hearts are saying. We are praying for our children. Keep them from the powers of evil, From the secret, hidden peril.<\/p>\n
Father, hear us for our children. From the worldling\u2019s hollow gladness, From the sting of faithless sadness, Father, Father, keep our children.<\/p>\n
Through life\u2019s troubled waters steer them. Through life\u2019s bitter battles cheer them. Father, Father, be thou near them. And wherever they may bide, Lead them home at eventide.<\/p>\n
\u2014Amy Carmichael<\/p>\n
Source unknown<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t Forbid Them<\/b><\/p>\n
Said a precious little laddie to his Father one bright day \u201cMay I give myself to Jesus? Let Him wash my sins away?\u201d \u201cOh my son, but you\u2019re too little wait until you older grow, For bigger folk \u2018tis true do need Him but little ones are safe, you know.\u201d<\/p>\n
Said the Father to the laddie as a storm was coming on, \u201cAre the sheep all safely sheltered safe within the fold, my son?\u201d \u201cAh\u2014the big ones are, my Father but the lambs, I let them go For I didn\u2019t think it mattered, little ones are safe, you know.\u201d<\/p>\n
Oh my brother, oh, my sister; have you too made that mistake? Little hearts that now are yielded may be hardened then too late. Ere the evil days come nigh them \u201cLet the children come to Me And forbid them not,\u201d said Jesus \u201cOf such shall my Kingdom be.\u201d<\/p>\n
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