I was babysitting my two grandsons. They were being naughty.
I warned. I scolded. I gave more than one time-out to each of them.
They were still naughty.
Finally, I said, "Okay. That's it. I had something really fun planned for this afternoon, but we're not going to do it now."
Of course, they asked for a second chance. I reminded them they had already been given about ten second chances.
You could see their wheels turning. After a few seconds, the older one asked,
"Grandma, do you know about grace?"
I do know about grace. I am grateful for those life-changing gifts of grace and forgiveness. Sometimes I make mistakes. Sometimes I don't live up to my potential or others' expectations. Sometimes I, too, am naughty for no good reason. Grace and forgiveness don't excuse the behavior, but they give me the strength to face my failures and try again.
Sometimes our children need consequence. But let consequence follow a season of abundant grace.
Lockett Learning Systems
Saturday, July 28, 2018
Thursday, July 5, 2018
What Did Your Freedom Cost?
What Did Your Freedom Cost You?
Freedom is the theme of our July celebrations. We are free to disagree. We are free to express our opinions. Sadly, we are even free to say and do hateful things.
What does freedom cost you?
Some paid for our freedom with their lives. Some paid for our freedom with their children, their fathers, or their grandchildren. When we pay personally, we have an entirely different perspective. But freedom, to sustain itself, must be reborn every generation in the hearts of our children.
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free." Ronald Reagan
How can we teach our children to both honor the price of freedom and accept the responsibility of self discipline? Tough questions!
Listen to our July 4 YouTube post for some thoughts:
Freedom is the theme of our July celebrations. We are free to disagree. We are free to express our opinions. Sadly, we are even free to say and do hateful things.
What does freedom cost you?
Some paid for our freedom with their lives. Some paid for our freedom with their children, their fathers, or their grandchildren. When we pay personally, we have an entirely different perspective. But freedom, to sustain itself, must be reborn every generation in the hearts of our children.
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free." Ronald Reagan
How can we teach our children to both honor the price of freedom and accept the responsibility of self discipline? Tough questions!
Listen to our July 4 YouTube post for some thoughts:
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