Comments on: To Serve or To Be Served This Summer? http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/to-serve-or-to-be-served-this-summer/ Equipping Families with Practical Skills for Real Life! Wed, 23 May 2012 17:23:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Mrs Lian Peet http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/to-serve-or-to-be-served-this-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-9246 Mrs Lian Peet Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:46:40 +0000 http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/?p=2530#comment-9246 Hi Kathy, Thanks for insight. We aren't having summer down here in Australia, but we are just about to have 2 weeks holiday for the term break up. I appreciate your words. Though we know we should encourage a servants heart, we need to remember to apply it with our children. So, thanks for your gentle reminder. Blessings, Lian. Hi Kathy,
Thanks for insight. We aren’t having summer down here in Australia, but we are just about to have 2 weeks holiday for the term break up. I appreciate your words. Though we know we should encourage a servants heart, we need to remember to apply it with our children. So, thanks for your gentle reminder.
Blessings,
Lian.

]]> By: Moorea http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/to-serve-or-to-be-served-this-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-9245 Moorea Wed, 24 Jun 2009 06:12:50 +0000 http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/?p=2530#comment-9245 Service towards others is what the Golden Rule is all about- and I never took this seriously until I saw how effective it was with my best girlfriend's boys. They are the most service oriented boys and so willing to help- so I gave my oldest a choice of what he could do and for service and he chose working at church one day a week doing all the grunt work the pastors could think of to keep him busy the whole day and he has flourished there- he is proud of being able to help the Body. Service towards others is what the Golden Rule is all about- and I never took this seriously until I saw how effective it was with my best girlfriend’s boys. They are the most service oriented boys and so willing to help- so I gave my oldest a choice of what he could do and for service and he chose working at church one day a week doing all the grunt work the pastors could think of to keep him busy the whole day and he has flourished there- he is proud of being able to help the Body.

]]> By: Michael http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/to-serve-or-to-be-served-this-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-9242 Michael Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:01:16 +0000 http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/?p=2530#comment-9242 Thank you for a great article. I would like to personally verify what you have said is true. Our 3rd child was so active in gymnastics that we never really required much of her. After all, she was going to get a scholarship, so gym was her work and besides she had no time for anything else but school and homework. Well, she quit gym at age 15 and is now 25 with 2 children and she is the most narcissistic person I have ever known(I'm sorry to say) And I have sadly come to realize that this is the effect of this philosophy-keeping them busy with entertaining things and not with service activities. Thank you again. I hope someone learns from our mistakes. I am still trying to help her to grow and even though it's very hard, I don't believe that it's ever too late. Much blessings to all. Thank you for a great article. I would like to personally verify what you have said is true. Our 3rd child was so active in gymnastics that we never really required much of her. After all, she was going to get a scholarship, so gym was her work and besides she had no time for anything else but school and homework. Well, she quit gym at age 15 and is now 25 with 2 children and she is the most narcissistic person I have ever known(I’m sorry to say) And I have sadly come to realize that this is the effect of this philosophy-keeping them busy with entertaining things and not with service activities. Thank you again. I hope someone learns from our mistakes. I am still trying to help her to grow and even though it’s very hard, I don’t believe that it’s ever too late. Much blessings to all.

]]> By: Anna http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/to-serve-or-to-be-served-this-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-9241 Anna Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:21:42 +0000 http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/?p=2530#comment-9241 Thank you for this great post. I'm glad I signed up to receive your posts. I have learned to get out of myself and helping others is the best remedy to being a happier and better person. My daughter is learning from my example. Share a smile today! Thank you for this great post. I’m glad I signed up to receive your posts. I have learned to get out of myself and helping others is the best remedy to being a happier and better person. My daughter is learning from my example.

Share a smile today!

]]> By: Jenny http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/to-serve-or-to-be-served-this-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-9240 Jenny Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:28:41 +0000 http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/?p=2530#comment-9240 This article is going in my homeschool notebook to look at again! Do you have a "printable version?" Thanks! This article is going in my homeschool notebook to look at again! Do you have a “printable version?” Thanks!

]]> By: Audrey http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/to-serve-or-to-be-served-this-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-9239 Audrey Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:53:51 +0000 http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/?p=2530#comment-9239 Thanks Kathy! There are some great ideas here. My girls are 14 and almost 13 (August). This has been on my mind so much lately! They're coming home from youth camp today. There are going to be positive changes around here. There's been to much SELF focus on all of our parts! Thanks Kathy! There are some great ideas here. My girls are 14 and almost 13 (August). This has been on my mind so much lately! They’re coming home from youth camp today. There are going to be positive changes around here. There’s been to much SELF focus on all of our parts!

]]> By: Sharon http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/to-serve-or-to-be-served-this-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-9238 Sharon Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:28:09 +0000 http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/?p=2530#comment-9238 Thank you for this encouragement. Sharon:) Thank you for this encouragement.
Sharon:)

]]> By: Kim Matlock http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/to-serve-or-to-be-served-this-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-9237 Kim Matlock Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:17:50 +0000 http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/?p=2530#comment-9237 I appreciate the challenge here to serve others! I appreciate the challenge here to serve others!

]]> By: Stephenie http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/to-serve-or-to-be-served-this-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-9233 Stephenie Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:24:56 +0000 http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/?p=2530#comment-9233 Kathy, As always. you have such a great balance in your topics. I appreciated this post. I had planned some good, clean fun yesterday for my little ones to celebrate Father's Day and 1st Day of Summer and this morning one of my little ones got up asking what fun I had planned for today. I had to talk with her about how not everyday can be like that but that there are times for work as well. We are visiting grandparents this week and helping in their VBS, but I can't wait to get home and incorporate some of your service ideas into what's left of our summer. I totally agree with you that my children tend to have bad attitudes when there is too much focus on "fun" and self. Same goes for me, too. Thanks for the reminder and the nudge to keep the right focus during these summer months. Kathy,
As always. you have such a great balance in your topics. I appreciated this post. I had planned some good, clean fun yesterday for my little ones to celebrate Father’s Day and 1st Day of Summer and this morning one of my little ones got up asking what fun I had planned for today. I had to talk with her about how not everyday can be like that but that there are times for work as well. We are visiting grandparents this week and helping in their VBS, but I can’t wait to get home and incorporate some of your service ideas into what’s left of our summer. I totally agree with you that my children tend to have bad attitudes when there is too much focus on “fun” and self. Same goes for me, too. Thanks for the reminder and the nudge to keep the right focus during these summer months.

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