Thornton Mom

M. Russell Ballard, The Sacred Responsibilities of Parenthood It can be equally destructive when parents are too permissive and overindulge their children, allowing them to do as they please. Parents need to set limits in accordance with the importance of the matter involved and the child’s disposition and maturity. Don’t make mountains out of molehills, and don’t produce what to a child seems an interminably long list of rules. Help children understand the reasons for rules, and always follow through with appropriate discipline when rules are broken. It is important as well to praise appropriate behavior. It will challenge all of your creativity and patience to maintain this balance, but the rewards will be great. Children who understand their boundaries through the consistent application of important rules are more likely to do well at school, to be more self-controlled, and to be more willing to abide by the laws of the land. This so describes this morning...

Everyone had fun in between General Conference Sessions playing football with cousins and Aunts and Daddy as well as climbing, running, playing, and enjoying the beautiful day. John Derek with Daddy and Tyler Michael I have been reading my grandfather's journal.  He talks about when he was Bishop he was worried about his family because they were fighting a lot.  He decided he was going to go home and lay down the law and explain to his children why they should not fight.  Before doing so he decided to pray and ask Heavenly Father if this was the right thing to do.  He instead felt that he should talk to his children and explain his feelings.  As a family they decided to start praying that there would be less fighting in their home. Maddison This experience parallels my family perfectly at this time.  But instead of Derek receiving the revelation I was honored to know that I was being told that our family needed to start including ...

Yesterday I took Michael to the doctor for his hurt leg.  The hope was that he would be better and we would go home splint and cast free.  Instead we were directed to the Children's ER at Wake Med.  How grateful I was that my mother in law stepped in and picked up kids from school, fed everyone pizza, and took care of them while I went to the ER.  What a blessing to have such wonderful in-laws.  The ER is very nice.  I felt very well taken care of it is just a long wait.  Michael loved pushing the big red button on the remote.  This would call the nurse and I would appoligize.  I have a feeling this happens a lot.  Michael was exhausted and I was blessed with ideas like, turn of the lights, lay him on the bed and rub his back, turn on the white noise app, sing him a song, and before long he fell asleep in my arms.  Twice in one week I feel so blessed.  I also felt blessed that my child was not in pain.  I could h...