Teachings about Money

So...I think my son has seen a few too many panhandlers lately. I wish I would have taken a picture, but he drew a picture of an arrow pointing down on a piece of construction paper, and taped it to a stool with it pointing towards a series of bowls and cups. He put this all in the driveway, and told me that he was going to try to get people to give him money. (Im glad we live in a quiet community!) When I told him he needed to earn money, he wanted to know what that meant. I explained that he needed to work for it, so he got a bunch of construction paper, scissors, and tape and proceeded to make stuff. This was his idea of "working". So funny! I need to find ways for him to earn his keep I guess!

I saw this in an old Parenting magazine and just had to share....love it!

Top Ten Signs You're a Tuned-Out Mom

1. Gaga still makes you think of a toddler instead of a woman with a zipper eye patch urging you to just dance. 

2.  Pink reminds you of nurseries and tutus, not nose rings and tattoos. 

3.  Coldplay is how your kid learns to stop forgetting his gloves everytime he leaves the house.

4. Black Eyed Peas are alas, tragically unpopular with tweens.

5.  The Pussycat Dolls sound like the perfect holiday presents for your 5 year old niece.

6.  Eminem?  A sheer delight, proven to inspire kids to act more politely.

7.  Vampire Weekend was that time your 12-year old saw Twilight then spent all her waking hours pining for Robert Pattinson (and all her bedtime hours afraid to go to sleep!)

8.  Nickleback is the cry your hear after the supermarket gumball machine fails to dispense the Mike and Ike candies to your preschooler. 

9.  Maroon 5 must be that crayon that replaced Burnt Sienna.

10. Linkin Park sounds like an educational family field trip. Why isn't it in the GPS? 

source: Parenting Magazine 

Jeremiah 4: Necessary Nurturing

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Scripture
(I couldn't pick just one today, so there's three!

Jeremiah 4:1-2
“If you, Israel, will return,
   then return to me,”
            declares the LORD.
“If you put your detestable idols out of my sight
   and no longer go astray,
² and if in a truthful, just and righteous way
   you swear, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’
then the nations will invoke blessings by him
   and in him they will boast.”

Jeremiah 4:18
Your own conduct and actions
   have brought this on you.
This is your punishment.
   How bitter it is!
   How it pierces to the heart!”

Jeremiah 4:28
Therefore the earth will mourn
   and the heavens above grow dark,
because I have spoken and will not relent,
   I have decided and will not turn back.”
Observation
God wanted the people of Israel to be righteous - He didnt want to punish His people, but He is a God of His word, and could not turn back even though it hurt him to punish his people.

Application
I don't like to punish my children.  I often leave a lot of it to my hubby.  In order for my children to learn to be Godly, I need to punish them when they disobey.  The temporary pain is much less than the consequences of inaction.

Prayer
Lord, please help me to raise my children the way you want me to; to bring up children that love You and your word and that respect their elders, as well as their peers.
In Jesus name, Amen.