Not Every Kid is Doing It!!!

The Parent Project has hit the ground running in North Augusta, SC.  Last week we had our first class, and had 14 adults, and 13 children visit our church.  This week we had 17 adults, and 23 children.  I am so grateful for the parents who come to the class to learn the skills that it takes to have a phenomenal parent-child relationship.

Just a quick tip this week.  There is a problem with teens experimenting with pre-marital sex.  Recently a counselor told me of the sexual problems in some of the local high schools.  I told her what I tell my parents in every class that I teach.  Teens can’t be sexually active if they are never left alone with those of the opposite sex.  Eliminate the alone time, and there won’t be a problem.  She proceeded to tell me that kids are having sex in the bathrooms at the schools.  I said, not my kid, we homeschool.

Thank God that we still have freedom of choice in this matter of controlling our kids environment.  Most of the parents today only care about the financial future or success of their children.  I not only want my kids to be financially successful, but it is my goal to marry-off my children in purity also.  It can be accomplished, and I will try my best to reach this goal. 

Teaching Your Children to be Concerned For Others

This past weekend I attended our state convention’s disaster relief training conference.  I was amazed to see the work that has been done, by Southern Baptists, in the name of Jesus, for those who have suffered from disaster.

It was awesome to see how God allowed these horrible things to happen, then He allowed his people to come in and show compassion to those who were hurting.  It is a humbling experience when you think that God is actually using you to do his work.  I was motivated to get involved more in showing the world God’s love.

But, this is a parenting blog, so I thought of something that might help our children.  If you want your children to be more compassionate, then show them how to do it.  There is so much that can be done for others, and I want my kids to live their lives for God’s glory, so I must be the right example. 

Many of us adults go on mission trips to help others, and we don’t let our kids go along.  For many of these trips kids aren’t allowed.  Maybe we need to find mission work that our kids are allowed to be a part of.  If we want to train them up in the way that they should go, we need to do the training.

There are so many people in our country who need our help.  The people who are in Alabama and Georgia who suffered from the tornadoes need help.  Also, Louisiana and Mississippi will need help for quite some time.  Remember that true JOY is Jesus, Others, and then You.  I want my kids to experience that same JOY that I have.