The McClendon Family would like to wish you and your family a very safe and happy Thanksgiving.
In times past, this day would be the day that families spent the day together and ate big meals, watched the parades, and maybe an old movie or a football game or two.
Now, big retail has hijacked this holiday. They have taken what was once a laid back, wonderful holiday, and tried to use it to squeeze even more money out of Christmas.
Let’s take Thanksgiving and Christmas back. Today, stay out of all retail stores. Don’t fall for the Black Friday Starts Early mentality.
Spend time with your family. If you know of a store that was open on Thanksgiving, stay out of that store from this point forward, as much as possible.
Have a great Thanksgiving and remember to say thanks to the Lord for all He has given us.
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Have you thought about
homeschooling your children?
Homeschooling isn’t for every family and, within families, it isn’t for
every child either. However, you may
find that homeschooling is right for you and your family.
Your average classroom has as many
as thirty students, sometimes more.
Normally speaking there is only one teacher. The teacher is not there to educate your
children in Christianity or other religion. The teacher is there to teach what
is on the tests the children will be taking.
If your child does not grasp what
is taught the first time it is taught, your child may miss the whole concept
and be left behind. You may find that
homeschooling adds to your life recipe.
If either spouse works from home,
homeschooling may be perfect for you.
The one parent can facilitate the teaching while working on their other
work.
If you have any questions about
homeschooling, they may be answered in the following books:
Whether you decide to homeschool
or not, remember that everything can be used as an opportunity to teach your
child something. You can teach your child math and budgeting during a trip to
the grocery store. You can teach your
child all sorts of things (good or bad) while driving places.
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Families should have a daily
prayer time and Bible reading. You may
find great strength in getting up half an hour earlier each morning to come
together to read one chapter of the Bible, or even just a segment of a Bible
chapter for the longer chapters like Psalm 119.
There are 1,189 chapters in the
Bible. If a family reads an average of
one chapter per day, they should be able to read the entire Bible in a little
under three and a half years. Imagine,
if a family starts reading the Bible together when a child is first born, by
the time that child is 18 years old they will have read the Bible through over
five times.
You may wish to have the children
share Bible stories they have heard or read or what they learned at Sunday
school, AWANA Club, or other church group.
When our children were growing up,
we started our family prayer with the Lord’s prayer:
“Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
Matthew 6:9-13 KJV
After that, we, David and Suzanne,
would each say a prayer. Following us,
each child in birth order would say a short prayer. As each child finished their prayer, they
would say the word “Next” to let the next person know it was their turn to
pray. If a child did not have something
on their mind to pray about, they would just say the word “next” and the next
person in line would pray.
After the youngest child finished
her prayer, she would start praying the Prayer of Jabez.
“Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!"
1 Chronicles 4:10 New King James Version
Families need this time
together. We chose to have the family
Bible and prayer time each night before we went to bed. You may wish to do that or you could choose
to have it every morning.
If you miss a day, don’t knock
yourself out. Just resolve to do better
the next day. You will miss some
days. Don’t let a one day miss get you
out of the habit. This time with God is
important.
Family Night
While we talk about family time
with God, we should also talk about family time overall. Let us throw out the
concept of setting aside one night a week as family night. Some people refer to this as “Family Home
Evening”.
The family should set aside one
evening each week when the whole family can be together. It should be a certain night that is set
aside each week when only the most drastic of circumstances would interfere.
If there is one night a week when
no one has ball practice, music or dance lessons, or church groups to attend,
then that would be the night to choose.
Family Night is a great time for
families to grow together. There need be
no formal arrangement for how a family home evening should go. You could have a snack together as a
family. Have a word of prayer to open
the evening. Then, maybe pop some popcorn together or bake some brownies
together.
What about making a churn of
homemade ice cream together? Don’t know how? There has to be a YouTube video
about making homemade ice cream.
Families can watch a favorite
movie together or sing songs together.
Take some time to discuss what is on your kids’ minds and really
listen.
Families can play a board game
together or work on a craft together.
The key is to get the family together doing something that all
enjoy.
Family Night is a good time to
have a family meeting or discussion during part of the time, but never the
whole time.
There will be times when your kids
have friends at the house during the time for family home evening. That is okay, include them, too.
Remember: During Family Night, all
cell phones are off and out of sight. No
one, including adults is checking email or social media.
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religious professionals. Always consult
a professional before you act on any of the information you find in this
course.
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Our course starts out with a
prayer and because prayer is so important to finding the right life recipe,
that is where we begin the course itself.
Often during crisis, we turn to
God in prayer. Very often, we will have
to dust off our Bible before we can read it in the rare times we turn to our
Bible. One of the biggest parts of a
life recipe is to have an active prayer life, including daily Bible reading and
devotion.
Individual Prayer
Individuals should each take time
throughout the day to pray. We should
also have our personal Bible reading and devotion.
This is a great time to actually
dig into the Bible. Some study Bibles
will have some background information.
As an individual, one should search the scriptures, follow the footnotes,
or read a good study guide, and really get into the Bible.
Couple Prayer Time
Couples should share prayer time,
Bible reading, and devotion. This is a
very important part of a good life recipe.
During the Bible and prayer time, couples should discuss what they are
reading and studying very much like they are in a Sunday school class.
Obtaining a Bible study lesson or
daily devotional reading like Our
Daily Bread or In
Touch is a very good idea. In addition, an in-depth look at your
upcoming Sunday school lesson for the next Sunday may be beneficial. Get yourself a good Bible commentary like one
written by J. Vernon McGee
or another author who interests you. You can also get great devotionals delivered to your email each day from Tyndale Rewards. With Tyndale Rewards you can also earn books free.
Review materials related to your chosen area of study
and read those during your personal prayer and devotion time. Bring these together to the couple Bible
discussion.
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information in this course is provided to educate, enlighten, and broaden your
views in life. The information provided
is not a substitute for medical, legal, dietary, financial/accounting, or
religious professionals. Always consult
a professional before you act on any of the information you find in this
course.
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Well, folks, the day you have been waiting for will be here
tomorrow. That’s right; the first post
of our How to Manage Your Monkey course will go live at midnight tonight, or
00:00 tomorrow for those of us on 24-hour time.
Just a quick little bit of housekeeping before then. The first few posts will be introduction
posts. Those posts will each have the
word “Introduction” in the title and a green background on the video thumbnails
to draw your attention to the fact that it is only an introduction.
Also, from time to time, we will share an anecdote with you. This will be a simple story that illustrates
things that have happened in our lives or the lives of others. If you are not interested in these side
stories, feel free to skip them. These
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