Comments on: Virtue Beings with a Spoon- A MUST Read! http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/virtue-beings-with-a-spoon-a-must-read/ 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: Wendy http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/virtue-beings-with-a-spoon-a-must-read/comment-page-1/#comment-11413 Wendy Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:16:17 +0000 http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/?p=4691#comment-11413 I am in total agreement with this article. My parents raised us to have decent table manners and a prayer was always said before the meal. With our children, it has been understood that we will pray before our meal, wherever we are at any given time. But it's also important to do so in the same manner as at home and that means we don't purposefully make a scene at a restaurant; pride needs to be kept in check! There have been many times that my son (7) will be at someone else's home for a meal and is being urged to start eating when he has to tell them, "But we haven't prayed yet..." It has caused alot of people to pause a moment and listen to his very simple prayer, "Thank you, God, for this good food and drink. In Jesus' name, Amen." Teaching kids to chew with their mouths closed, not making sounds of a pail-calf when drinking and not blurting out inappropriate talk that can turn stomachs are not easy things! But they're do-able and so worthwhile. Thanks for the neat article. We can't be reminded too many times that these basic things add up to some really big things. I am in total agreement with this article. My parents raised us to have decent table manners and a prayer was always said before the meal. With our children, it has been understood that we will pray before our meal, wherever we are at any given time. But it’s also important to do so in the same manner as at home and that means we don’t purposefully make a scene at a restaurant; pride needs to be kept in check!

There have been many times that my son (7) will be at someone else’s home for a meal and is being urged to start eating when he has to tell them, “But we haven’t prayed yet…” It has caused alot of people to pause a moment and listen to his very simple prayer, “Thank you, God, for this good food and drink. In Jesus’ name, Amen.”

Teaching kids to chew with their mouths closed, not making sounds of a pail-calf when drinking and not blurting out inappropriate talk that can turn stomachs are not easy things! But they’re do-able and so worthwhile.

Thanks for the neat article. We can’t be reminded too many times that these basic things add up to some really big things.

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