Noticed these two quotes on www.BeliefNet.com today, worth passing on:
THOUGHTS ON PARENTING
"Loving a child doesn’t mean giving in to all his whims; to love him is to bring out the best in him, to teach him to love what is difficult."
~ Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979), Conductor and Musician
"If it is desirable that our children be kind, responsible, pleasant and honest, then those qualities must be taught--not hoped for."
~ James Dobson, Psychologist
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Monday, October 22, 2007
Halloween Safety Tips!
This is a fun holiday for children if we all remember to keep them safe while attending parties and trick-or-treating. Remember these safety tips when your kids - big or little - are out this weekend and next week celebrating:
1. Despite their popularity - avoid dark costumes when going outside or wherever there is traffic - black cannot be easily seen by drivers at night who are likely also watching their own trick-or-treaters. If black is the chosen color, wear something to make it reflective!
2. Avoid unpackaged goodies - if you receive homemade items - unless they're from a trusted relative or friend - discard them when you get home.
3. Resist tasting treats until you get home and Mom and Dad sort through your treats. If wrappers are broken or torn, or the item appears smashed, throw it away. It's better to buy a bag of fresh candy than to let your kids eat something that could be tainted or out-dated.
4. Check your local hospital or fire station - there may be resources there to help you go through the loot!
5. Take your children to parties at school, church, in your community, or have a family party - and limit door-to-door activity except in known neightborhoods - and always go to houses that are well-lit - if the lights are out - they don't want trick-or-treaters. It's not worth standing there banging on a door or constantly ringing the bell just to get a piece of candy. Likewise, even if a house has the front light on - if they don't answer the door after the first ring, they probably don't want trick-or-treaters. Many homes leave their front lights on every night, regardless of the holiday.
6. The prospect of all that candy makes little ones excited at the prospect of eating it - be sure to limit how much they can eat that night or afternoon - if they get a lot of goodies, put some away to be eaten as a treat after school, or seal in air-tight packaging for use during the winter holidays.
Practicing common sense during any holiday will help ensure a happy time for all!
Friday, October 5, 2007
Drama Queen of the World!
Usually on Fridays, I take J out to breakfast, then we goof around awhile until time for her to go to school. The rest of the week, she goes to the before-school program, usually getting there around 6:30 a.m. or shortly after. So not having to be at school on Fridays until after 8:00 a.m. is a treat! We still have to get up at the same time, but we don't have to be "out there" until a little later.
This morning, I took her to eat at her favorite breakfast diner. She ate 2.5 eggs and only a bite of her waffle (said the batter didn't taste right). Anyway, after we were done, we stopped at Wal-Mart to look around and kill time until she had to go to school. She likes me to take her to her classroom on Friday. We looked at the clothes, books, Halloween stuff, and so forth. We looked at all the CUTE dog stuff - adorable apparel and accessories! It is amazing how much cute stuff they have now! They have this automatic dog-tag engraver. J wanted a tag for herself. We looked around some more and came back to the engraving machine. She pondered what shape of tag to get - heart, bone, or straight. She finally chose the straight, rectangle design. Next came the decision of what to have engraved! Decisions! Decisions! She decided on "Princess J - -" "Drama Queen" " Mommy's Best Girl." How cute is that!? I asked her if it would bother her to have "Mommy's Best Girl" on there (if other kids saw it) and she said no. So we had to get the accompanying chain to go with it. When we got out in the car, I fixed the chain for her and got the tag on it and she put it on for display. I guess she intends to wear it all day - at least until it bugs her or someone says something - you know how kids are. But maybe she will defend it. Maybe it's a fad or something (these tags). I can hardly keep up with what's "popular" and "right." I know I definitely would not pass the muster on that game show, "Are you smarter than a 5th grader?" Have you seen some of the questions on there? I don't think they have had a million-dollar-winner yet - that's how hard the questions are! I admit that I don't know the answers to most of the questions they claim are fifth grade curriculum. It's enough of a challenge helping J with her homework. She certainly has more advanced lessons than I did at that level!
I guess the point here is that J is a self-proclaimed Drama Queen Princess and now she has the ID tag to prove it!
Have a wonderful day - and let a child know you love him/her today!
Thursday, October 4, 2007
Divine Inspiration!
Welcome to Blessed are the Children on blogger.com - our new Blog provider!
Children are our most blessed gift on earth! This blog is devoted to acknowledging that fact - a place where children are to be celebrated now!
(note: the following transferrred from blessedarethechildren.spaces.live.com.)
December 28
Make Your Resolutions for 2007 using God's Time Capsule!
Happy New Year! (almost anyway) - Here's to expecting and manifesting the BEST POSSIBLE LIFE in 2007 and beyond!
Thinking about making some Resolutions for the New Year? You can help ensure your success by using God's Time Capsule - Resolve 2007! to capture your goals and dreams, let it help you throughout the year, and come next December, open your Time Capsule to find out how much you have accomplished! Use the attached guideline to make 2007 a year to be remembered! (click here to access file: http://www.geocities.com/circleoflightcreations/GodsTimeCapsuleResolve2007COLC.pdf)
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Blessed are the Children!
Welcome to Blessed are the Children! We are devoted to sharing and exploring the challenging world of parenting and the amazing and rewarding miracle of children!
(transferred from former blog known as A Mom's Faith)
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A Valentine for Carole
This is a story about a woman who had closed herself off from love because she had been hurt and never really understood it. A short read, but should touch some emotions if you have any issues with fear, love, forgiveness, etc.
Available currently only on lulu.com - follow this link to get a better look: http://www.lulu.com/content/518354.
November 16 7:06 AM
Innocence
I played with J last night before she went to sleep - she loves to be tickled on her neck. What pure unadorned beauty! Precious skin, beautiful blue eyes, mischevious beyond description. After she fell asleep, I watched her face - perfection - innocence - incredible. I am moved beyond definition by this child, this Angel from Heaven. She challenges me to the core, yet she completes me in a way no other thing on the planet can. I am awed and amazed by her and blessed among women. I love her.
November 06 3:13 AM
Halloween Blessing
I took J trick-or-treating last night. She was so beautiful! "Lady Guinevere" - dark purplish velvety gown with square neckline, a long blond wig about three feet long flowing down her back with a headband that matched the gown, and fake purple-blue eyelashes about two inches long. Lipstick. She was gorgeous! My heart was overflowing with love and joy for her. As I sat in the car and creeped along the curb as she dashed from house to house, shivering inbetween, I sent up several prayers of thanksgiving for this miracle girl, this joy and light and hope of my life. Thank you God for such a magnificent creation. Thank you for the generosity of people who go out and buy candy and decorate their homes and leave their lights on and give treats to strangers' kids. If you think about it, that is a very incredible thing. Even though a lot of homes don't give out candy or anything, there are still those that do and if you really stop and think about it, it really is amazing, isn't it? What people will do for strangers? (not going to the other extreme here) I just felt overwhelmed and would have started sobbing if I didn't have to stay in control of the car to drive. It was fantastic! I thank God every day for my beloved Angel Girl and am so thankful that she is healthy now (and always!). I pray that people - parents especially - stop and truly appreciate how wonderful their children are and love them first and foremost above anything else because they grow so quickly and are so amazing! They allow you to experience childhood in a truly incredible way! No matter what kind of childhood you might have had, you can have an amazing childhood through the eyes and experience of a child. There's just no way to describe it!
Have you hugged your kids today?
November 01 1:37 AM
Welcome to A MOM'S FAITH! (NOW "BLESSED ARE THE CHILDREN!")
Greetings! Welcome to “A Mom’s Faith!” (now Blessed are the Children!) This space is dedicated to celebrating what it means to be a mother – or mother figure to another life, whether you're a mom or a dad or other caregiver to children! The idea came in a moment of sheer indescribable gratitude when our daughter J was improving after a serious illness and multiple hospitalizations. Her prognosis is great now, but there were moments when the horizon was not so bright, when fear held us in its jaws so tightly that we felt we would be consumed if we moved one way or the other. But always, just below the fear, and hanging on just as tightly, was the Hope, the Faith, and the Prayer for perfect recovery and healing. Spirit has blessed us many times by providing healing miracles, and for everyone who has ever prayed for another person or situation, we say THANK YOU! We know Prayer Works! Prayer has power, because it is a conductor for the most powerful force in the universe - the Healing Power of Spirit.
So this space will be a tribute to Spirit as much as to any human parenting, and definitely a tribute to those wonderful, blessed children who call us "Mom!" and "Dad!" We invite you to SHARE YOUR STORIES of faith, gratitude, blessing, and grace - share your joy of being a mother (or father or other!). Take that step today to praise and adore your children - don't wait until something happens to them.
(note: the following transferrred from blessedarethechildren.spaces.live.com.)
December 28
Make Your Resolutions for 2007 using God's Time Capsule!
Happy New Year! (almost anyway) - Here's to expecting and manifesting the BEST POSSIBLE LIFE in 2007 and beyond!
Thinking about making some Resolutions for the New Year? You can help ensure your success by using God's Time Capsule - Resolve 2007! to capture your goals and dreams, let it help you throughout the year, and come next December, open your Time Capsule to find out how much you have accomplished! Use the attached guideline to make 2007 a year to be remembered! (click here to access file: http://www.geocities.com/circleoflightcreations/GodsTimeCapsuleResolve2007COLC.pdf)
4:47 PM Add a comment Send a message Permalink Trackbacks (0) Blog it
Blessed are the Children!
Welcome to Blessed are the Children! We are devoted to sharing and exploring the challenging world of parenting and the amazing and rewarding miracle of children!
(transferred from former blog known as A Mom's Faith)
.bvSection {display:none;}
A Valentine for Carole
This is a story about a woman who had closed herself off from love because she had been hurt and never really understood it. A short read, but should touch some emotions if you have any issues with fear, love, forgiveness, etc.
Available currently only on lulu.com - follow this link to get a better look: http://www.lulu.com/content/518354.
November 16 7:06 AM
Innocence
I played with J last night before she went to sleep - she loves to be tickled on her neck. What pure unadorned beauty! Precious skin, beautiful blue eyes, mischevious beyond description. After she fell asleep, I watched her face - perfection - innocence - incredible. I am moved beyond definition by this child, this Angel from Heaven. She challenges me to the core, yet she completes me in a way no other thing on the planet can. I am awed and amazed by her and blessed among women. I love her.
November 06 3:13 AM
Halloween Blessing
I took J trick-or-treating last night. She was so beautiful! "Lady Guinevere" - dark purplish velvety gown with square neckline, a long blond wig about three feet long flowing down her back with a headband that matched the gown, and fake purple-blue eyelashes about two inches long. Lipstick. She was gorgeous! My heart was overflowing with love and joy for her. As I sat in the car and creeped along the curb as she dashed from house to house, shivering inbetween, I sent up several prayers of thanksgiving for this miracle girl, this joy and light and hope of my life. Thank you God for such a magnificent creation. Thank you for the generosity of people who go out and buy candy and decorate their homes and leave their lights on and give treats to strangers' kids. If you think about it, that is a very incredible thing. Even though a lot of homes don't give out candy or anything, there are still those that do and if you really stop and think about it, it really is amazing, isn't it? What people will do for strangers? (not going to the other extreme here) I just felt overwhelmed and would have started sobbing if I didn't have to stay in control of the car to drive. It was fantastic! I thank God every day for my beloved Angel Girl and am so thankful that she is healthy now (and always!). I pray that people - parents especially - stop and truly appreciate how wonderful their children are and love them first and foremost above anything else because they grow so quickly and are so amazing! They allow you to experience childhood in a truly incredible way! No matter what kind of childhood you might have had, you can have an amazing childhood through the eyes and experience of a child. There's just no way to describe it!
Have you hugged your kids today?
November 01 1:37 AM
Welcome to A MOM'S FAITH! (NOW "BLESSED ARE THE CHILDREN!")
Greetings! Welcome to “A Mom’s Faith!” (now Blessed are the Children!) This space is dedicated to celebrating what it means to be a mother – or mother figure to another life, whether you're a mom or a dad or other caregiver to children! The idea came in a moment of sheer indescribable gratitude when our daughter J was improving after a serious illness and multiple hospitalizations. Her prognosis is great now, but there were moments when the horizon was not so bright, when fear held us in its jaws so tightly that we felt we would be consumed if we moved one way or the other. But always, just below the fear, and hanging on just as tightly, was the Hope, the Faith, and the Prayer for perfect recovery and healing. Spirit has blessed us many times by providing healing miracles, and for everyone who has ever prayed for another person or situation, we say THANK YOU! We know Prayer Works! Prayer has power, because it is a conductor for the most powerful force in the universe - the Healing Power of Spirit.
So this space will be a tribute to Spirit as much as to any human parenting, and definitely a tribute to those wonderful, blessed children who call us "Mom!" and "Dad!" We invite you to SHARE YOUR STORIES of faith, gratitude, blessing, and grace - share your joy of being a mother (or father or other!). Take that step today to praise and adore your children - don't wait until something happens to them.
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