Homekeeper’s Journal ~ Children ~ With Linky Love

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If you have children or grandchildren, or even nieces and nephews, you know what a joy they are. God tells us that children are a blessing from Him.

Behold, children are a gift of the LORD, The fruit of the womb is a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of one’s youth. How blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them; They will not be ashamed when they speak with their enemies in the gate. Ps 127:3-5

In what ways are children a blessing to us?

They are enjoyable and entertaining! They are just as cute as they can be and a lot of fun to watch as they grown, learn and explore the world.

They are a great help to us in learning to be like Jesus. We learn self-sacrifice, patience, long-suffering,  joy, love, self-control and discipline by raising a child or even by being in the life of a child and we learn what it is so be trusted and depended on completely. That’s a huge responsibility.

They are of the greatest help to us with our work. Children should be given jobs in the home to learn that they are an essential part of a family. Children can be such good help to us as we do the things we must do every day for the family.

The enlarge our impact on the world for the glory of God! I think that is partially what it means in Psalms 127 where is says ….”They will not be ashamed when they speak with their enemies in the gate.”  Our influence goes beyond our children, through their lives and into the world.

This week the Homekeeper’s Journal is all about our children!

I am moving The Homekeeper’s Journal to Wednesdays so come by and look for it each week.

The Homekeeper’s Journal is a way to keep track of your thoughts, in journal form, online. I have given you the prompts, written my own responses, and given you a Mclinky to use to leave the link to your own Journal entry. A link back here is nice but not required. Its also a great way to get traffic moving to your blog and share your thoughts with others.

I can directly influence these children …..  my 5 children, my two grandchildren, the children of my good friends and children at Church.

Some specific ways that  I see my influence in my children are ….  I see my oldest son’s work ethic and devotion to the Church, my younger children taking stands on moral and ethical issues and in dealing with their friends making good choices and decisions. I see little girls coming to me at Church to talk and young men wanting to come to my house to hang out with my son.

The biggest area needing improvement in how I see my children is …  that I know they belong to God, they are His and a only a gift to me to train for His glory!

My greatest joy in my children is …  seeing them come to the Lord Jesus, seeing them serve in Church and serve others in Jesus name.

The best thing I ever did for my children was …  bringing them home to educate them.

One thing I want to be sure to impart to my children is ….  that they are here for a larger purpose than to make themselves happy. They are here to fulfill [art of God’s plan and take joy in doing it. No matter what they decide to do, I want them to be their very best to God’s honor.

This needs great prayer and thought regarding my children ….. how to help them make the transition from home to their own homes.

Now its your turn!
1. Make your own entry at your blog using the prompts that are in bold type above.
2. Finish out the prompts with your own words.
3. Grab the Homekeeper’s Journal picture above and use it on your blog with a link to CHK.
4. Come back here and put the link to your blog post in the Linky below.