Protect your own Armour

We recently had a great family home evening lesson put together by
one of our kids (with my husband's help).  This is what they did:

They had an orange and a big clear picture of water. Our son
asked the family if they thought the orange would float or sink.
The family gave their guesses and then they put the orange in the
container of water and it floated.  Then our son asked what we
thought would happen if the orange was peeled.  Then they peeled
the orange and put it back in the water and it sank.

By Wendy


Then they had us read the bible from Ephesians 6:11-20 about
putting on the whole armor (or armour) of God.  Verse 6 reads: "Put
on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against
the wiles of the devil."

The they explained that the orange with its peel on is like having
the armour of God on.  With its "armour" the orange is able to rise
above the things of the world.  When it is stripped of its armour
then it is pulled down by the things of the world.

They explained what the armour is as listed in Ephesians, and what we
can do to protect our own "armour" in order to rise above the things
of the world.  Then they challenged us to pick an area where we can
improve and work on this throughout the week.  Try this lesson in
your own homes!

So, like a forgotten fire, a childhood can always flare up again within us.

Children ask better questions than adults.  "May I have a cookie?" "Why is the sky blue?" and "What does a cow say?" are far more likely to elicit a cheerful response than "Where's your manuscript?" Why haven't you called?" and "Who's your lawyer?"  

Grown-ups never understand anything for themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them.

When I grow up I want to be a little boy.

SO much for Growing up!!!

Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body

"What's the difference between couplehood and babyhood?"
In a word? Moisture. Everything in my life is now more moist. Between your spittle, your diapers, your spit-up and drool, you got your baby food, your wipes, your formula, your leaky bottles, sweaty baby backs, and numerous other untraceable sources--all creating an ever-present moistness in my life, which heretofore was mainly dry.


Teacher :Which letter Comes after "A"
Dennis : All of them.
(oh Yeah?)


Ten tiny little fingers that always want to play,
That never stop exploring the wonder of today.
Ten tiny little fingers that from the very start,
Will reach out for tomorrow yet always hold your heart.


The smile that flickers on baby's lips when he sleeps- does anybody know where it was borne? Yes, there is a rumor that a young pale beam of a crescent moon touched the edge of a vanishing autumn cloud, and there the smile was first born . . .
-- Rabindranath Tagore

"COURAGE DOESN'T ALWAYS ROAR"

      When life gets you down and the
      Problems you face are certainly
      More than your share......

      When you run out of strength and
      And you want to give up because
      It's just too much to bear.....

      I want to remind you, my precious
    one... that you have what it takes
      Inside ....Extraordinary courage
      That may not Roar, but it doesn't
      Cower and hide.

      It's the quiet voice inside you that
      Says "Tomorrow I'll try again".  It's
      The courage to keep on going.....
      To see things through to the end.

      You are defined by this moment in
      Time.  You are not what has happened
      To you.  It's the way that you choose
      To respond that matters.

      What you decide to do. Courage is not
      The absence of fear. It is Valiant women
      Of exceptional courage, with enduring
      Power to cope....Taking each problem
      One day at a time, never giving up HOPE.

      But the powerful choices we make,
      It's the choice to move forward with
      Purpose and joy, regardless of what
      It takes. It's the courage that's found
      In ordinary women, who are there in
      Their own way...Exhibiting faith and
      Strength in life's challenges everyday.

      They give the permission to feel
      Disappointed and sad. But then empower
      Themselves with faith...to focus on good
      Things....not bad.

      Their story is one of gentle strength,
      Reminding us all once more;  Steel is
      Sometimes covered in velvet and
      Courage doesn't always ROAR!

      Sometimes there aren't any trumpets...
      Just lots of dragons. Sometimes....
      There aren't any medals to win....No
      Golden chalice, no honor in having fought
      A fierce dragon.

      Sometimes all you can say is, The day is
      Done and I have tried my best. Sometimes
      The very best you can do is to keep trying.
      And for those times it is courage that finds
      The way to try again....Tomorrow.

      I think a hero is an ordinary individual who
      Finds the strength to persevere and endure
      Overwhelming obstacles.

      Have courage for the great sorrows of life
      And patience for the small ones and you
      Have laboriously accomplished your daily
      Task....Go to sleep in peace, God is awake.

      Courage doesn't always roar, sometimes it's
      The quiet voice at the end of the day....Saying
      I will try again  tomorrow.

       ~~Mary Ann Radmacher~~