tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561166195019764494.post3605388156270857649..comments2024-03-26T19:43:00.143-04:00Comments on Life in the Valley: Day 4: Interrupted by InadequacyHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08933651090855015646noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561166195019764494.post-41621861440166889432012-04-10T14:18:09.556-04:002012-04-10T14:18:09.556-04:00This one hit home, thanks heather! Just this morn...This one hit home, thanks heather! Just this morning I had to apologize to Frankie for losing my temper and yelling at her to "stop it!" when she was whining. Again. "you're too old for this" I burdened her with. I need to pray for her and for me, that I won't start whining myself and give up on her when I'm weary of the work God has called me to in guiding her to maturity. Because it's going to take a lot longer than 5 years, and is certainly not something I can do on my own!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06844416021061951126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561166195019764494.post-53470411700956394532012-04-05T21:47:41.562-04:002012-04-05T21:47:41.562-04:00It's remarkable what parenting does to drive u...It's remarkable what parenting does to drive us to Jesus, isn't it? Especially revealing what's in our heart when our wills are crossed by our kids'! :) Keep up the good work, mama!<br /><br />Thanks for the book rec. I have a friend who loves the Love and Logic books; I've never read them. Maybe I should soon! And thanks for the other rec too. Sounds excellent. Do you have it to borrow?Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08933651090855015646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561166195019764494.post-66015358374295846612012-04-05T09:07:17.815-04:002012-04-05T09:07:17.815-04:00I am enjoying your Interrupted posts. I have been ...I am enjoying your Interrupted posts. I have been feeling a LOT of inadequacy lately as Miles starts to show his will. I am learning I am largely powerless to do much about it, since it stems from his heart. I recently read a book that I think you would really like: Spiritual Parenting by Michelle Anthony. It's a really great framework for setting your home up to be a place where you are not necessarily trying to control your children's behavior so much as creating a legacy of faith, creating a space where the Holy Spirit intervenes in their hearts. I am also currently in the middle of the toddler edition of Parenting with Love and Logic – a slightly more "now-applicable" guide to some practical toddler stuff.Hilaryhttp://www.september-29.comnoreply@blogger.com