Seeking the Wisdom of the Ages

This is Thing One standing in the corner for hitting.  He HATES standing in the corner.  I think he feels like he's missing out on something, and that hurts him worse than getting a spanking.  :)

When Shawn and I got pregnant with our first child, we started seeking God's wisdom in parenting.  He has blessed us with so many wonderful mentors, classes, and books! 

The first thing we did was go to the Focus on the Family Parenting Seminar.

 

http://www.focusonthefamily.com/parenting/articles/parenting_ministry.aspx

We learned a lot from that, but mostly it prompted us to talk about how we wanted to raise our kids.  From the very get go, we knew we were called to be set apart; we just didn't really know what that looked like.

When I got pregnant with Thing Two, an amazing opportunity came to us; an extremely strong Christian couple in our church who have successfully parented 6 amazing kids offered an 18 week DVD seminar called Growing Kids God's Way.  http://www.growingkids.org/gfi-core-curriculum/growing-kids-gods-way/

Knowing what we believed and how we were going to parent certain situations before our kids were old enough to really be punished was crucial for us.  We are on the same page.  We are on the same team.  It's awesome!

So we are learning from those who have gone before us and trying to stay on the right path.

The Bible says it this way, "'Stand by the roads, and look and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is; and walk in it, and find rest for your souls."  Jeremiah 6:16

We are dependent on others.  We are learning from them, from their mistakes and their successes.  We don't have to do it all on our own, like so many people think.  The way has already been carved out for us!