ReFocus

 As a mom, you know, you never get to a point where you are "cruisin".  Once you "master" a phase of parenting, a new one begins.  Sometimes, you get off track for whatever reason, and find your kids are not your kids anymore.  That's where I've found myself recently.  

All of a sudden, I'm having to repeat myself 2 and 3 and 4 times to get someone to obey.  

All of a sudden, I'm negotiating with my kids.

All of a sudden, my kids aren't getting along and yelling at each other.

All of a sudden, I'm waking up and realizing it didn't happen all of a sudden! 

I'm really the one at fault.  I've been lazy in my parenting.  So when I'm lazy, they get away with more.  And thus the issue.

So this week, we are refocusing.  I'm taking the most attention-needing areas and reteaching.  Here's what we are focusing on...

1.  Obeying Right Away - aka the first time
Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.  Col 3:20

2.  Putting Others First
Honor others more than yourselves.  Rom 12:10b

None of you should look out just for your own good.  You should also look out for the good of others.  Phil 2:4 


3.  Loving Each Other with our Words and Tone
Avoiding a fight brings honor to a man.  But every fookish person is quick to argue.  Prov 20:3 

4.  Telling the Truth 
The Lord delights in those who are truthful.  Prov 12:22