Pleasant words.
A home filled only with the sound of sweet like honey words
is the stuff of dreams. The reality though is that we are a house full
is the stuff of dreams. The reality though is that we are a house full
of grumpy, selfish, and sassy people.
We fail each other.
We fail each other.
Using pleasant words takes effort, focus and a whole lot of reminding.
To make this stick, our memory verse a few weeks back was
Proverbs 16:24.
Proverbs 16:24.
We printed off a honeycomb and some honey drops to
celebrate when we lived out what we were learning.
celebrate when we lived out what we were learning.
When someone used particularly pleasant words
(Such as, "I am proud of you Claire." or "Thanks for the great dinner."),
they got a honey drop.
(Such as, "I am proud of you Claire." or "Thanks for the great dinner."),
they got a honey drop.
A trip for ice cream was the sweet reward for a full honeycomb!
We still fail each other, but a reminder about "pleasant words"
means much more now.
means much more now.
The memory verse cards is from I Can Teach My Child.
2 comments:
This is a good one - think it would work with my tween?
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