Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Bible/ Devotions

Together we will be making our way through Genesis and Matthew on alternating days.

"We have seen why Habit, for instance, is such a marvelous force in human life. I find this view of habit very encouraging, as giving a scientific reasonableness to the conclusions already reached by common experience. It is pleasant to know that, even in mature life, it is possible by a little persistent effort to acquire a desirable habit. It is good, if not pleasant, to know, also, with what fatal ease we can slip into bad habits.

But the most comfortable thing in this view of habit is, that it falls in with our natural love of an easy life. We are not unwilling to make efforts in the beginning with the assurance that by-and-by things will go smoothly; and this is just what habit is, in an extraordinary degree, pledged to effect. The mother who takes pains to endow her children with good habits secures for herself smooth and easy days; while she who lets their habits take care of themselves has a weary life of endless friction with the children."

 - Charlotte Mason Vol 1 pg135

To keep building our (yes mine also) habits we have a beautiful book that we will be reading Everyday Graces - A Child's Book of Good Manners. 

This book of manners instructs through engaging stories and poems.

7 comments:

  1. A child's book of manners? I love it. On my way to check it out now.

    And I love the idea of alternating books of the Bible. My husband and I were just talking about how to change up our Bible reading with our boys. Thanks for the idea.

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  2. Okay, I have no idea what just happened...

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  3. Hey Mrs. Dunbar, I have no idea why I have 19 messages saying I deleted them! Off to check it out! Thanks for dropping by! xxx

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  4. Looks interesting Sarah! I've not heard of this book before. Is it similar to the Children's book of virtues?

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  5. "The mother who takes pains to endow her children with good habits secures for herself smooth and easy days; while she who lets their habits take care of themselves has a weary life of endless friction with the children." Oh wow, that is some good stuff! I will have to tuck that away for sure!

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  6. Hi Rosemary, I actually haven't read 'The Children's book of virtues' even though it sits on my shelf. But I think it is similar. We have started this manners book and we (husband included) adore it, very well written! It's so nice to have you back by the way!

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  7. Thanks Sarah (for both the answer and your sweet comment) :)

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