Go read the article I just posted over at the Fighter Verse Song Blog.
And check out the newest song. It’s a capella!
Dads, If something at work or church is causing you stress or anger or nervousness, don’t allow this to cause you to bring darkness into your relationship with your wife and kids.
But . . .
If something at work or church is causing to have joy or peace, by all means, DO allow this to brighten up your relationship with your wife and kids.
Dads, it’s your responsibility to motivate your family to do things that are slightly more intimidating than your wife would normally suggest doing.
Update: My wife says I should also recommend that you make sure your wife is attired with proper footware.
I have a question for all of you. Please skip down to ‘—‘ if you don’t want to read the introductory background.
So I recall the 600 yard dash in my later elementary school days.
And I recall the nearly two thirds mile jog around the basement of my high school.
And the 1.5 mile jog around the track in my one credit PE class at Bethel.
I hated all of these experiences. I ended up nearly doubled over, lungs burning and I could never do these things without stopping and walking much of the way.
When we were taught (in that same college class) that jogging was an aerobic exercise (i.e. a human body should be able to do it for long stretches without rest) I thought, “Well, that’s plainly ridiculous.”
And then, post graduation, there was the hike up Mount Josephine on the north shore, with my extended family and my older uncle and elementary school cousin, and I couldn’t keep up with them.
So I decided to beat this thing and I started jogging – to see how far I could go. And I suffered for days, but each day I was able to go a little bit further without stopping. And I made it aerobic for me. But it was tough work.
So imagine my surprise Saturday, when all of my six older kids (age 7-13)* jogged a mile with me without stopping**, with no training and with apparently no pain.
I would not have thought this possible, given that they are my offspring (well, most of them).
—- So here’s my question: Are most kids like this? Is it just me that couldn’t run mid –size distances? Can most kids run a mile? Also, what sports expect kids to be able to jog this kind of distances, and at what age? If any of you are coaches or gym teachers, I also really like to know what a typical elementary school kid can jog.
Thanks for your answers.
* I’m a little disappointed with two-year-old Foster. He can’t jog more than a couple hundred feet without getting distracted by something.
** Yeah, I know. Some of you are thinking right now, “Only a mile? My kid did that in soccer camp. When he was 4.”
From John Piper:
An unhappy family is a bad advertisement for the greatness of Jesus. Dads, pray and work for their joy. (2 Cor. 1:24)
From my eight-year-old Adelyn.
What do you think? Is she talented?
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She described this woman as 'Normal'
She described this lady as 'A little too fancy'
I work with the Kindergartners and First Graders on Wednesday nights and one of the small group leaders, Vicki brought in some stickers for the other small group leaders to use.
She explained that she had ordered them and instead of getting 3 or 4 sets like she expected, she had received a tall stack of them. She wasn’t sure why they had sent so many, but the good news was she had plenty to share.
It wasn’t until a couple weeks later that one of the first graders noticed something that explained why she received so many so cheap.
He actually looked up the verse at the bottom of the sticker (Psalm 38.5) and discovered that it was mislabeled. So what is the real Psalm 38.5?
“My wounds stink and fester because of my foolishness”
. . which, although it is the inspired word of God, may be slightly less appropriate on a sticker meant to encourage a child, don’t you think?
If you’d like to purchase these stickers, they are still available here.
I thought I’d let you know that Jon Acuff, over at Stuff Christians Like, posted my article submission today.
Dads, if necessary, look for ways to get your children to like each other. Be a peacemaker.
From all of us to all of you: Sorry!
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