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Lisa JoyJoined: 8/28/07 Posts: 1044 | Posted: 11 months ago I agree! People have gotten so excessively concerned about trying to prevent kids from ever feeling upset that they never learn how to deal with these things constructively. No matter how much we try to protect our kids, there are going to be disappointments and things that don't go our way. And kids are very smart- they know whether or not they have done a good job. I think that praising kids for doing a mediocre job becomes empty words, and it loses it's meaning. But kids need to learn that sometimes even when we do our best, we still don't always win, and that's ok. These are really important lessons and the time to teach them is now. Otherwise, they grow up into adults that don't know what it means to really try your best, to challenge yourself, and to deal with disappointment.
"I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations; I will sing of you among the peoples. For great is your love, reaching to the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth." -Psalm 57:9-11.
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Lisa JoyJoined: 8/28/07 Posts: 1044 | Posted: 11 months ago Thank you Kmom!!! I just...
"I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations; I will sing of you among the peoples. For great is your love, reaching to the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth." -Psalm 57:9-11.
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Lisa JoyJoined: 8/28/07 Posts: 1044 | Posted: 11 months ago With Emma, I think it was p... "I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations; I will sing of you among the peoples. For great is your love, reaching to the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth." -Psalm 57:9-11.
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Lisa JoyJoined: 8/28/07 Posts: 1044 | Posted: 11 months ago thsmomrocs said:
in my city they are takeing IB classes out of the jr high levels so the average teen dosnt feel less then because the smart kids get special classes.... Wow, that is really annoying!!!! As someone who benefitted from those classes, I can say I would have gone crazy otherwise! I really loved school, except for the constantly being put into groups with kids who didn't care about anything and were really excited to have a "smart" kid in their group so they didn't have to do anything. I was not the one being paid to teach those other kids, and it was extremely annoying! I know that my senior year, I would never have survived my Spanish class if I hadn't been able to do it as an independent study. Kids who do well should be allowed to challenge themselves and not be punished to spare the feelings of others, a number of whom couldn't care less about school (I know that's not true for all, but it is true for some). "I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations; I will sing of you among the peoples. For great is your love, reaching to the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth." -Psalm 57:9-11.
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Lisa JoyJoined: 8/28/07 Posts: 1044 | Posted: 11 months ago Several years ago I helped with a surprise party for a friend who was turning 40. The invitation told people that if they brought a gift, to bring 40 of something funny. One person gave what looked like an arrangement of dead flowers (actually dried prunes on sticks). Another person who has horses brought 40 pounds of all-natural horse fertilizer.  Although they probably won't let you send that through the mail. It was funny though.
"I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations; I will sing of you among the peoples. For great is your love, reaching to the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth." -Psalm 57:9-11.
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Lisa JoyJoined: 8/28/07 Posts: 1044 | Posted: 11 months ago I would agree. I think t...
"I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations; I will sing of you among the peoples. For great is your love, reaching to the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth." -Psalm 57:9-11.
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Lisa JoyJoined: 8/28/07 Posts: 1044 | Posted: 11 months ago Father, I come before in agree...
"I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations; I will sing of you among the peoples. For great is your love, reaching to the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth." -Psalm 57:9-11.
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Lisa JoyJoined: 8/28/07 Posts: 1044 | Posted: 11 months ago I don't think there is any...
"I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations; I will sing of you among the peoples. For great is your love, reaching to the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth." -Psalm 57:9-11.
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Lisa JoyJoined: 8/28/07 Posts: 1044 | Posted: 11 months ago Exactly! I think that if...
"I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations; I will sing of you among the peoples. For great is your love, reaching to the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth." -Psalm 57:9-11.
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Lisa JoyJoined: 8/28/07 Posts: 1044 | Posted: 11 months ago Ok, so I am going to post m... "I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations; I will sing of you among the peoples. For great is your love, reaching to the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth." -Psalm 57:9-11.
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Lisa JoyJoined: 8/28/07 Posts: 1044 | Posted: 11 months ago I LOVE peas! Yummy!!!!!
"I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations; I will sing of you among the peoples. For great is your love, reaching to the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth." -Psalm 57:9-11.
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Lisa JoyJoined: 8/28/07 Posts: 1044 | Posted: 11 months ago I like it! There are so many things to choose from....I will have to think on that, but I will definitely pick one and I'm in!
"I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations; I will sing of you among the peoples. For great is your love, reaching to the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth." -Psalm 57:9-11.
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Lisa JoyJoined: 8/28/07 Posts: 1044 | Posted: 11 months ago Randy's family always gets together on a different weekend (this year it was last weekend) and then we spend Christmas Eve and Day at my parents' house. On Christmas Eve, all of my dad's family comes to mom and dad's house for supper. Some of the traditional favorites include Swedish meatballs, oyster stew (or what my kids refer to as "booger soup") and homemade tomato basil soup for all but the 3 people who eat oyster stew, German potato salad, veggies & dip, cheese & crackers, cod fish pudding (just as appetizing as it sounds....think creamy, squisy fish meatloaf.....yeah), and of course loads of yummy cookies and bread pudding with butterscotch rum sauce. There really is a lot of good food, despite the weird stuff.
"I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations; I will sing of you among the peoples. For great is your love, reaching to the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth." -Psalm 57:9-11.
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Lisa JoyJoined: 8/28/07 Posts: 1044 | Posted: 11 months ago We definitely didn't get everything that we wanted when we were kids. That was just not at all in the budget. But my parents always made Christmas and birthdays special for us and the presents that we did get were ones that made us feel special. Also, one of my favorite things was my mom making my sister and I a new Christmas dress every year. To me, that was so awesome to have a beautiful new dress made by my mom, and different from anyone else's. As we got older, their financial situation continued to improve, and they spent a little more, but still nothing too crazy, and I'm really glad. Even when there was very little money to go around, I never felt like we went without. But they really did a good job of teaching us that it's not all about money and stuff. We are trying to do the same with our kids. It can be really tough not to go overboard because you love your kids so much and want to be able to give them everything. But there are a lot more important things that I want to give my children than just stuff. Even if we had unlimited funds, we still wouldn't give them whatever they wanted because we want them to learn about being responsible stewards of what we have. Like I said, it is hard to maintain that balance, but we are doing our best.
"I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations; I will sing of you among the peoples. For great is your love, reaching to the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth." -Psalm 57:9-11.
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Lisa JoyJoined: 8/28/07 Posts: 1044 | Posted: 11 months ago We have never been to Vegas or any place like that, but we have been in smaller casinos a handful of times. I think we both spent about $20 on the slots, and decided that was enough and went home. I am just really not into that at all, and dh isn't either. I can think of a lot of other things I would rather spend money on. Randy does play poker on occasion when we get together with my family, but again it's maybe $15 max. We have purchased lottery tickets on a handful of occasions, but we rarely think of it, and when we do, I can still think of a lot of other things I would rather do with our money.
"I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations; I will sing of you among the peoples. For great is your love, reaching to the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth." -Psalm 57:9-11.
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