The Disagreement All the boys were rough housing, laughing, and chasing one another. Until Quade fell over and Price with his soccer-kleat-wearing foot accidentally stepped on Quade’s chest. That was the end of the laughter and the beginning of accusations and mud-slinging. My husband quickly grabbed the injured brother and took him to our car. The other brothers ...
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Evil for Evil {Sibling Summer Survival Activity}
Back to my Sibling Summer Survival Guide… Feel like we are continuing to struggle in the “sibling sector” this summer. I wrote a couple posts regarding sibling relationships (peacemaker pledge and out of the heart the mouth speaks). One area I neglected to ...
My {in process} Story
Thank you so much for this post. I too have trouble knowing when to step in and when to let things go with my boys. I jump on almost every offense because I feel if I let something go the boys will think that it is okay to treat each other like that. I would like to have more wisdom so that my decisions are better when stepping in and saying the right thing that helps shift the mood from negative to positive. I often seem to extend the argument instead of helping to solve or move away from it. I need more prayer and quiet time to think about my next step before jumping in. I’ve never heard the cyclical/structural idea before. Definitely helpful!
Yes it is so hard to ignore bad behavior and let them “work it out”. Even knowing the structural/cyclical idea now I still struggle! But I have found myself stopping to think before I speak…more than before…baby steps.
Don’t have time to leave a detailed reply as I am headed out the door to a crazy afternoon and evening, but this is wonderful.
Such a great lesson, and powerful reminder to pray more.
Thank you!
thanks meredith! hope you survived your crazy afternoon & evening and you were able to decipher structural from cyclical behaviors. And yes, the praying…so simple yet such a challenge to remember to talk to the Lord!