Comments on: One day, a thousand moments http://www.abundantlifeinthemaking.com/archives/435 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:50:33 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Aunt T http://www.abundantlifeinthemaking.com/archives/435/comment-page-1#comment-153 Aunt T Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:43:36 +0000 http://www.abundantlifeinthemaking.com/?p=435#comment-153 Tell "the boy" to pack his clothes, Aunt T is coming. Oh, guess I'll take the one up top, too. Well, shucks, just tell them all to pack their bags, the bear is on the deck waiting for them. Tell “the boy” to pack his clothes, Aunt T is coming. Oh, guess I’ll take the one up top, too. Well, shucks, just tell them all to pack their bags, the bear is on the deck waiting for them.

]]> By: Matthew http://www.abundantlifeinthemaking.com/archives/435/comment-page-1#comment-150 Matthew Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:19:31 +0000 http://www.abundantlifeinthemaking.com/?p=435#comment-150 I think the fact that you ponder what you are saying and whether or not it makes any difference demonstrates what an awesome and above-average mom you are. If your labor is known by your fruit, then know you've got some amazingly fruity kids under your feet who love their mom with good reason. I know I do. I think the fact that you ponder what you are saying and whether or not it makes any difference demonstrates what an awesome and above-average mom you are. If your labor is known by your fruit, then know you’ve got some amazingly fruity kids under your feet who love their mom with good reason. I know I do.

]]> By: Shannon http://www.abundantlifeinthemaking.com/archives/435/comment-page-1#comment-149 Shannon Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:01:27 +0000 http://www.abundantlifeinthemaking.com/?p=435#comment-149 I'm with you. What defines a good day of mothering? That your children didn't misbehave or that they learned one tiny bit of what you tried to teach them for the day? I enjoy school age children more than toddlers, but I am finding this summer a whole new set of challenges as they bicker, pick and outright fight with each other. It tries my patience, but a friend said, "Didn't you have siblings?" I did, indeed, and we fought. So I'm trying to remind myself that I don't learn all lessons the first go-round and neither do my children. I'll now confess that I've contemplated putting a recording of my voice in their rooms at night saying, "Use gentle words. Say please and thank-you. Be kind to others. Put your dirty clothes away when you take them off. Etc." Maybe if they absorb them subconsciously, I won't repeat myself constantly. :-) I’m with you. What defines a good day of mothering? That your children didn’t misbehave or that they learned one tiny bit of what you tried to teach them for the day? I enjoy school age children more than toddlers, but I am finding this summer a whole new set of challenges as they bicker, pick and outright fight with each other. It tries my patience, but a friend said, “Didn’t you have siblings?” I did, indeed, and we fought. So I’m trying to remind myself that I don’t learn all lessons the first go-round and neither do my children.

I’ll now confess that I’ve contemplated putting a recording of my voice in their rooms at night saying, “Use gentle words. Say please and thank-you. Be kind to others. Put your dirty clothes away when you take them off. Etc.” Maybe if they absorb them subconsciously, I won’t repeat myself constantly. :-)

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