Comments on: A Fast from Asking http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/03/17/a-fast-from-asking/ Seeking Wisdom, Washing Dishes Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:48:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Jen http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/03/17/a-fast-from-asking/#comment-12000 Jen Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:04:19 +0000 http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/03/17/a-fast-from-asking/#comment-12000 <b>Mandi</b>, thank you for the wonderful advice!! I love the idea of the poster. And having them make their own posters. <b>Jane</b>, We're getting there. Slowly. :-) My younger daughter, whose birthday is coming up, said to me this morning: "Who will babysit me while you and Daddy go get my presents?" Mandi, thank you for the wonderful advice!! I love the idea of the poster. And having them make their own posters.

Jane, We’re getting there. Slowly. :-)

My younger daughter, whose birthday is coming up, said to me this morning: “Who will babysit me while you and Daddy go get my presents?”

]]> By: Jane http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/03/17/a-fast-from-asking/#comment-11993 Jane Tue, 18 Mar 2008 02:29:37 +0000 http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/03/17/a-fast-from-asking/#comment-11993 This sounds like a great idea? How is it going? I love your daughter's response- I have heard the same around here- just remember that it is a process! This sounds like a great idea? How is it going? I love your daughter’s response- I have heard the same around here- just remember that it is a process!

]]> By: mandi http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/03/17/a-fast-from-asking/#comment-11985 mandi Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:14:41 +0000 http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/03/17/a-fast-from-asking/#comment-11985 LOL! That is funny - this sounds exactly like a conversation in my house! Oh what selfish creatures we are! What will I get? How will this benefit ME? ) : We too have been dealing with this for awhile and I just wanted to give you hope - keep at it - you will begin to see change. Some ideas we have used: 1. It costs a quarter every time they forget. 2.Post the rule "Never ask someone else to do for you what you can do for yourself". These are the kind of things I use for the kid's copywork - they get to make them into posters for our home. ( : 3. Daily ask God to remind us each and every time we are about to break this rule. This is truly the most effective solution because God never forgets. I love that our kids get to start seeing God faithfully help us in the small things, building their faith in Him for the big things. They also are becoming aware of how God speaks to us through our conscience and how to be governed by God as we obey our conscience. Lastly they are learning how completely dependent on Him we really are which is really the heart of true humility. And now I will stop as my own conscience is bothering me since I just had a talk with the kids this morning about the pridefulness involved in giving unsolicited advice (and opinions). Ugh! ) : LOL! That is funny - this sounds exactly like a conversation in my house! Oh what selfish creatures we are! What will I get? How will this benefit ME?
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We too have been dealing with this for awhile and I just wanted to give you hope - keep at it - you will begin to see change. Some ideas we have used:
1. It costs a quarter every time they forget.
2.Post the rule “Never ask someone else to do for you what you can do for yourself”. These are the kind of things I use for the kid’s copywork - they get to make them into posters for our home. ( :
3. Daily ask God to remind us each and every time we are about to break this rule. This is truly the most effective solution because God never forgets. I love that our kids get to start seeing God faithfully help us in the small things, building their faith in Him for the big things. They also are becoming aware of how God speaks to us through our conscience and how to be governed by God as we obey our conscience. Lastly they are learning how completely dependent on Him we really are which is really the heart of true humility.

And now I will stop as my own conscience is bothering me since I just had a talk with the kids this morning about the pridefulness involved in giving unsolicited advice (and opinions). Ugh! ) :

]]> By: Jen http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/03/17/a-fast-from-asking/#comment-11983 Jen Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:21:32 +0000 http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/03/17/a-fast-from-asking/#comment-11983 Yours too? :-) I've been meaning to ask how your complaining fast went? Over here, so far, not good! It's so ingrained that it takes constant reinforcement and really being on top of things. Sometimes, even I don't realize when they are crossing the line into gluttony, consumerism, etc.... Parenting is demanding. And yes, rewarding! Yours too? :-) I’ve been meaning to ask how your complaining fast went? Over here, so far, not good! It’s so ingrained that it takes constant reinforcement and really being on top of things. Sometimes, even I don’t realize when they are crossing the line into gluttony, consumerism, etc…. Parenting is demanding. And yes, rewarding!

]]> By: heather http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/03/17/a-fast-from-asking/#comment-11982 heather Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:01:49 +0000 http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/03/17/a-fast-from-asking/#comment-11982 Yeah--thats how mine think too. Yeah–thats how mine think too.

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