[from the archives] In my last couple of blogs, I’ve talked about how I addressed my children’s development of false personality and their sin of using their peers to try and get approval and attention for themselves. I was glad to find my older children able to recognize and stop this sinful relational behavior, but… Continue reading Giving by Being Interested
Author: BarbiePoling
More False Personality Exposed
[from the archives] After I took my kids out of band and choir as I wrote of in my last blog post, many opportunities for Christlike character development surfaced in the kids. These were things that I know I wouldn’t have seen or been able to address if they’d stayed in their peer environment. In… Continue reading More False Personality Exposed
Purpose Unfolding
[from the archives] Here is some more exciting heart-level growth that happened after I took my children out of band and choir, especially in Rachel. As I said in my last blog post, the kids began to play duets and trios together, but they quickly ran out of challenging music for their instruments. We went… Continue reading Purpose Unfolding
Taking and Using Addressed
[from the archives] As I wrote about in my previous blog post, several years back I began to realize how my children were forming their own version of a twisted false personality. I saw how they were using their peers to build habits of being approved by others in a vain attempt to view themselves… Continue reading Taking and Using Addressed
Forming False Personality
[from the archives] I recently received an unexpected message from a friend I haven’t seen since high school. He said his message was long overdue. He wanted to apologize for something he remembers saying to me way back then that he felt was unkind. I don’t remember him saying it, but as I sent along… Continue reading Forming False Personality
Hiding Sin from Ourselves.
[from the archives] From my bedroom in the front of the trailer I heard in a slightly disgusted tone coming through the thin walls, “French Toast! That’s going to take too long. Someone’s going to have to help me. Did we even bring any syrup?…..This isn’t enough syrup. Look, it’s not even full. Who packed… Continue reading Hiding Sin from Ourselves.
My Rights vs. Love
[from the archives] We walked down the trail toward the camp glad to be finally going down hill! I was in the lead, because I’d gotten a head start, knowing that I’d soon be at the back of the pack as my energetic family would pass me by. Lizzy was right behind me followed by… Continue reading My Rights vs. Love
Something’s Missing
[from the archives] We’re camping on the Oregon Coast. It’s so beautiful out here! The waves are crashing on the rocks, and making huge powerful splashes. The trees are so interesting as they’ve been mis-shapen throughout their formation by the constant wind. We’re enjoying our new-to-us trailer and the bubbling of the little stream running… Continue reading Something’s Missing
Fault-finding and hidden sin
[from the archives] Josiah came and sat down on my bed. “Lizzy says I’m picky. Do you think I’m picky?” He was not offended, but pensive. I was chatting with a somewhat distressed mom on facebook, so he heard the “pop, pop, pop” of the facebook chat and knew that it was just as if… Continue reading Fault-finding and hidden sin
Driving You Crazy or Drawing Closer?
[from the archives] This afternoon I walked into the chiropractor office with Lizzy and Josiah. An elderly man was sitting in the waiting room, and as my eyes fell in his direction he began speaking to me. “Just wait till those get to be teen-agers,” as he pointed to Lizzy and Josiah. “They’ll drive you… Continue reading Driving You Crazy or Drawing Closer?