Dance Mix!--Day 235

It's amazing how quickly Noah is learning. We were playing a Blues Clues game I've had probably since Colton was little. "Mailbox" and Blue write letters to other characters on some lined paper. The letters in the letter are all black except for one. One letter is grayed out. I didn't think he'd be able to recognize what he was supposed to do, but he had no problem pointing it out. At the bottom of the letter were five letters. We're supposed to figure out which of the five letters is supposed to be in the grayed out spot. I asked Noah which letter looks like "that one" and he pointed it out. We clicked it and put it with the others. We did this a few times before I called Kim over. She was just as proud of him as I. We did this a couple more times before he was bored. It's fun how he'll play things in little spurts then move on to something else. We were playing on my lap for a while and then he got down and stood and we used the arms of the chair as slides. Then he put Spongebob and Patrick inside of his big Voltswagon Beetle, then we drove that around. Then I chased him around the house with the car. Then he stops in our bedroom and sits down to play next to some toys. We play in there a bit, then he gets up to close the doors. He opens the bathroom door up again and goes in and closes the door. We play a game there a bit and he closes all the doors again and sits to play again. We play for quite a while and then it's on to something new.

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Here's something I read today by Dr. Jack Graham.

His offspring will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.

--Psalm 112:2

What do your children need and want more than anything? YOU!

The cry of "generation next" is for their parents. God has placed your children in your hands, not just to provide for, but to shape and mold. And that takes your time, energy, and presence.

You and I have a responsibility too great to waste the moments, days, and years we have as parents. We must take every opportunity to teach, train, nourish, nurture, love, and prepare them for the world.

I remember reading an article in Newsweek about the next generation. One 17-year-old was quoted, "There's a lot of anger in my generation. You can hear it in the music. Kids are angry for a lot of reasons. But mostly because parents aren't around."

Your children need your attention, because the time really is fleeting. I can't believe how quickly the time has passed since my children were born. Now, they are grown. So, I want to urge you today to make every moment count.

Now, none of us are expected to be perfect parents. And that's good because none of us are, myself included!

But God does expect you and me to be priority parents. Parenting is a full-time responsibility and we are called to put our children and our families first in our lives.
When you do, Psalm 112:2 says this generation will be blessed.

SPEND SOME ONE-ON-ONE TIME WITH YOUR CHILDREN THIS WEEK.

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Noah danced to the new song on the playlist. I think he liked it.

Angels (Love is the Answer) by Morandi