Word

5 Love God, your God, with your whole heart: love him with all that's in you, love him with all you've got!
6-9 Write these commandments that I've given you today on your hearts. Get them inside of you and then get them inside your children. Talk about them wherever you are, sitting at home or walking in the street; talk about them from the time you get up in the morning to when you fall into bed at night. Tie them on your hands and foreheads as a reminder; inscribe them on the doorposts of your homes and on your city gates. - Deuteronomy 6:5-7

Usually I post about the happenings of our family and throw in a cute picture of our kid. He's cute, don't get me wrong, but lately I've been thinking more about bigger things.

I've been thinking about being a mom.

And what kind of mom that I want to be for my children. (Children! We are going to have two of these blessings soon!)

When my children are grown, what do I want them to say about me.

Well, no matter what I do I'm sure at some point they'll remind me of the time I most embarassed them or refused to give in to their demands...I mean...needs.

I mean something bigger than that.

I'm talking about how to be a parent and how to parent my children.

So, I went to the word. And found Deuteronomy 6. I love it when God makes things so clear.

I could have gone to Barnes and Noble - they have a whole section on parenting and they must be in business with the Hershey factory, because most of it involves offering a sweet reward for good behavior. I'm not so sure I like that idea. Ok, I'm sure I don't like that idea.

But then there it is....right there in the word of God. I've got to get the words of God inside my children. Which means...

I've got to do a much better job of knowing the word of God! I've got to really get into my bible. I've got to meditate on it day and night - I think there's another verse in there!

Sam is really too little right now to do any kind of organized bible study as a family. Right now we're working on praying together. We do it before meals - before bed - and often several times in between. He'll often call out "preeey" and well, we pray. God is leading, we are teaching, he is learning.

But what if I want more than that? What if I want more than just my children knowing that I pray or that we pray as a family? How do I truly be a woman of God? How do I show my children that?

I've got to know it - and then I've got to live it. We have got to make the Word of God a part of everything we do.

Recently we started tuning into the gospel channel at home at night. From 7 to 8 they play southern gospel and we love it. I'm talking the Gaithers and the Isaacs. The whole program is just music. Sam loves to dance in the living room with the music. And...he's learning. Let's face it, screens teach. And I want the screens in my home to be teaching my son that the truths of God's word.

So, what kind of mom do I want to be?

I want to be a godly mom. Not just a Christian mom...but a godly mom. I want my kids to look back and say - my mom knew God's word; she lived it; and she taught it to us. I want to meet the challenges with my children with His word. I don't want to be swayed by fancy speakers, well-written books, or new age fanatics - all of which sounds good - sometimes real good - but in the end is meaningless.

I have some work to do! :)