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!!!