Sinai Covenant and Marriage Covenant

Sinai Covenant and Marriage Covenant It is an enlightening exercise to compare the Sinai covenant with the marriage covenant by interpreting the Ten Commandments as ten principles of conduct for married people. Paul Stevens has produced a most perceptive comparison between the two covenants by means of the following table: Covenant Between                           Covenant Between Israel [...]

Feel Good About Home Education

Feel Good about … Homeschooling http://classicalworld.wordpress.com/2008/10/21/why-do-people-homeschool/ - yay for dedicated teachers! Homeschooling .. or is that feel good about not doing school in Quebec? http://thechurchofjesuschrist.wordpress.com/2008/10/21/quebec-kills-parents-rights-to-choose-religion-instruction/ http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2008/oct/08101703.html Freedom of Choice …? http://libertyvsleviathan.wordpress.com/2008/10/21/homeschool-health-and-leviathan/ - immunisation and homeschooling http://homeschoolbenefits.wordpress.com/ Thinking Children … http://kidswhothink.blogspot.com/ - hard boil the eggs first? what fun! Feeling Good! http://hnracademy.wordpress.com/2008/10/21/125/ - I call her Mummy Children’s security http://leaphomeschool.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/famcirexpelled1.jpg - cartoon [...]

It Makes Sense

For MUMSense Magazine, NZ, (c) April 2009 Living Each Day of Your Life “What a wonderful world!” “Life is for living.” It’s a great day, a beautiful day; The kind of day that makes you want to say “I’m glad that I’m alive”, I’m happy to be me, and that’s the way to be … [...]

Based on a True Story

Based on a True Story – James Choung – A fresh new way to understand the Christian faith – A handy, bite-sized booklet that Christians can give to their friends Everybody likes a good story. Especially if it’s based on true, real-life events. But what kind of story is compelling enough to transform your life? [...]

5 minutes to chocolate!

Chocolate Mug Cake – submitted by Michelle, MOPS graduate (MPL) 1 Coffee Mug (or 1 cup pyrex jug) 4 tablespoons flour (that’s plain flour, not self-rising) 4 tablespoons sugar 2 tablespoons baking cocoa 1 egg 3 tablespoons milk 3 tablespoons oil 3 tablespoons chocolate chips (optional) Nuts (optional) Small splash of vanilla Add dry ingredients [...]

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ThTh : Rejection + Parenting

It is common to be parenting from a place of inadequacy – all because of our frailty as humans. Because of our undealt-with rejection from days gone by, we become a ‘wallflower’, hide behind the newspaper, or studiously watch TV in order to protect ourselves from more rejection. We isolate ourselves from others. Withdraw. Try to minimise our [...]

ThTh : Shame + Parenting

Parent styles  will respond differently in typical childhood situations. Consider a 4-year-old child spilling juice. Sergeant Major “You clumsy child! How many times have I told you not to help yourself to the juice – but no, you never listen? Get out of here because your poor old mother is going to have to clean up after [...]

ThTh : Fear + Parenting

Fear is not overcome by dealing with the fear; it is overcome by DOING the fearful thing. You overcome fear by facing the tiger with your fear and discovering that you can walk away alive. In time you laugh at the tiger, for it was only paper. But if your child flees from the tiger, [...]

MM : 10 Hallmarks of Well-Being

Ten Hallmarks of Well-Being 1. My life has meaning & direction. 2.  I have experienced one or more important transitions in my adult years, and I have handled these transitions in an unusual, personal, or creative way. 3.  I rarely feel cheated or disappointed by life. 4.  I have already attained several of the long-term [...]