Shadybrook Acres: Recipe for Showing Your Children Love

Wednesday, January 11, 2006

Recipe for Showing Your Children Love

Say more positive things than negative ones.
Remember to laugh with them and enjoy their company.
Do little sweet things that say I love you (ie. notes, little gifts, etc.).
Say "I love you" and give hugs.
Remember to be kind and gentle even when correction is necessary.
Don't let anything get in the way of them feeling your love.

Oven temp: pleasantly warm Time: 24/7 Serves: all

2 comments:

Dawn ;) said...: Thank you for a lovely reminder. I'll remember to stir slowly and consistently.

Be blessed.; 8:56 PM
Lisa said...: Yes, being consisent is vitally important,isn't it. I printed this on a recipe card and put it standing up on my dresser so I would be reminded every day about the important things.; 7:25 PM

"May we remember as parents that we are His children, and that He is about the business of changing our hearts, of repairing our ruins, of remaking us. And though He has not finished with us, He has placed in our care His children. May He in His grace keep our hearts aflame for these children. May He give us minds like steel traps that we would never be distracted, that we would not forsake our calling. May He, the great Steward, make us faithful stewards of children, the most precious gifts, of which is the kingdom of God." RC Sproul, Jr.

About Me:

I've been married to my husband since January of 1987. In November of that year our first daughter arrived. Twenty-one years and seven children later, we are living a full life in rural Tennessee. Our children are ages 22, 21, 19, 17, 15, 13 and 9. We've homeschooled from the start ~ back when two little girls sat at their desks filling out preschool workbooks. Boy, have we learned a lot! Now we don't own any desks at all but instead we prefer to gather at the large kitchen table or in the living room with cozy blankets and hot tea to read many wonderful books. I really do love my life!