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    Christian Moms: random depressing question if you don't mind helping me with this:

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    I know one reason I was afraid of hell when I was a child was because I knew I was a sinner. This sounds contradictory, but I've found with my children that teaching them the Biblical truth about sin and the depths of sinfulness of the human heart is actually comforting. They are not unusual, they are sons of Adam and daughters of Eve and they sin and they need the Savior.

     

    Kids are capable of understanding the reason hell exists and the glorious riches of God's grace if it's all presented to them truthfully from the Scriptures.

     

    :iagree:

     

    Same here! I knew about Hell from a young age, and it was at age 7 that I became a Christian. What an amazing relief it was to realize that I COULDN'T save myself from my sin by my good works, only God had that power.

     

    I was the kind of kid who wanted to please my parents and thought I could achieve perfection if I just worked hard enough. Each night I would to to bed resolving to do better the next day, and each day I would (obviously) blow it! One night, I was laying in bed pondering the enormity of my sin, and the fact that I couldn't really start fresh each morning--it was cumulative! Everything I'd been taught about sin, its penalty of death, and Christ's sacrifice clicked! I prayed to God that night and asked him to forgive me and save me since I couldn't do it myself. If I had been protected from the concept of Hell, I wouldn't have known what I needed. I believe that in order to understand "God loves you" and have that change your life and your relationship with Him, you need to know what He will save you from.

    PE games

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    Neither of these are from the "good old days" but my PE students loved them.

     

    3 Stooges (9+ kids): sort kids from shortest to tallest. Divide them into groups of three, splitting them up as evenly as possible. The tallest player in each group is Larry, next is Curly, smallest is Moe. Have all the kids stand in a circle, with groups together. When you yell "Moe", the smallest child from each group runs around the outside of the circle. While he is running, "Larry" and "Curly" make a bridge with their arms. When "Moe" returns, he runs through their bridge to the center of the circle and grabs an object off the floor. There should be one less object than teams. The team that doesn't get an object gets 1 point. The goal is to have the fewest points at the end. Continue until they're tired out!

     

    I used bandannas or small towels, but you can use whatever you can find on hand--socks, baseball caps, etc. Make sure the objects are spread out so that there are no collisions. When I had an extra kid, I had him join a group of 3, and he and the other teammate with his name took turns. If you had 2 extra players, 1 could have 2 names. Or, you could change the names completely and make groups of 4! Other possible names are "Red, White, Blue", "Eeenie, Meenie, Minie, Moe," etc. Get creative!

     

    Basketball Pass-n-Shoot (6+kids): Divide the kids into two teams, with players of similar skill opposite one another. Have them stand in two lines facing one another about 15 feet apart. They should be standing near the center of the gym, with the "alley" between them open to the hoop. Number the players, starting with the player furthest from the basket. Place 2 basketballs in the center. When you call a number, those 2 players run to the center and grab a ball. Then, they pass it to each player on their team (starting further away from the basket). You specify each round whether it should be a bounce pass or chest pass. After passing to each player, they dribble to the basket and try to make a shot. If they miss, they should continue shooting until one person makes it. No traveling allowed! Also, they may not kick or bump the other person's basketball out of the way. They are, however, allowed to switch balls by rebounding the other person's ball. The first player to make a shot earns a point for his team. Continue until each player has gone at least once.

     

    The great thing about this game is that moms & dads on hand can play too, as they could be paired against another adult.

    Sunday School & Boys!

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    When I taught 3rd & 4th grade Sunday School, the boys especially loved playing active games to memorize our Bible verse. Their favorite was "stinky Scripture sheep"--basically, hot potato with a stuffed sheep that I got at the $1 store. Whoever was holding the sheep when the music stopped said the verse, then got to be the one to start the CD player again. This would literally hold their attention for 20 minutes!

    my mother can't spell my son's name

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    My grandma decided to call me Andi (for Andrea) when I was born, despite my mom's protests. However, when she first held me, she changed her mind and said I was "too pretty to call Andi." My mother was very relieved.

     

    In case you're wondering, the only people who ever called me Andy were the boys in my 4th grade class who decided I couldn't play soccer with them at recess unless I would consent to having a boy's name.

     

    In college, there was this incredibly immature girl named Laura in my dorm who insisted on pronouncing my name "AUN-dre-a" even after my best friend Sarah corrected her with "AN-dre-a" dozens of times. It didn't bother me that much--I just rolled my eyes and thought, "What an immature brat." However, it drove my friend Sarah crazy, so one day she cornered Laura and asked her why she wouldn't pronounce my name properly. Laura haughtily replied, "Where I come from, only hicks are named "AN-dre-a." I laughed so hard over that one (especially since Laura grew up on a dairy farm!).:lol: Sarah started calling her "Lara" after that, so she could explain that only jerks are named Laura!:D

    Are you a geek? (link to quiz)

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    I will make my dh take it, and I know he'll score high! The first use of my new embroidery sewing machine was for him to embroider a polo shirt with "Dungeon Master of DOOM" for his D&D game that night.

     

    When he was in college, his geeky friends called him "the Alpha geek" because he was the only one with a girlfriend and could "pass" in the "normal world", though he was truly a geek. He was the one who kept them in line when they were being too socially inept and reminded them to bathe when necessary. We enjoy being nerds/geeks/strange!

    Has anyone cancelled their home phone and gone to cell phone only service?

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    Dh and I only have cell phones, but we're planning to get a land line once we have kids. Maybe the chance of emergency is remote, but I think I would want a land line in case someone needs to call 911 but can't talk to give the address. I'm afraid I won't be able to find my phone or it will not be charged if there is an emergency. Also, if I leave kids home alone or with a babysitter, I would have to rely on them having cell phones too (and keeping them near them, charged, etc.)

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