tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4171000125014278436.post1194289002132134375..comments2023-09-13T06:04:12.891-07:00Comments on Us Plus Five: JaneCraig and Bethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12779997485604319727noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4171000125014278436.post-17844488562229304252010-09-09T18:36:05.941-07:002010-09-09T18:36:05.941-07:00A hundred! You must be doing something right...my...A hundred! You must be doing something right...my Ben says that he's not sure he's going to have any because he can see on my face how much work it is. Not exactly my goal. I've always been an open book? How to change that now? I don't know. Maybe I should be more concerned with changing the contents of the book instead of the fact that the book sits open all day long. {sigh}Daiquirihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06040557437955969295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4171000125014278436.post-84203539032796934782010-09-08T06:39:24.619-07:002010-09-08T06:39:24.619-07:00we still love bedtime weaving here.I miss them whe...we still love bedtime weaving here.<br>I miss them when they are away at school . <br>this touched me so..debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15924061349390319473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4171000125014278436.post-1060930283792351692010-09-04T15:36:02.036-07:002010-09-04T15:36:02.036-07:00What fun reading together! To answer you question,...What fun reading together! To answer you question, I think that <i>Parenting By The Book</i> by John Rosemond is my favorite parenting type book. <i>Shepherding a Child's Heart</i> by Tedd Tripp and <i>Spiritual Parenting</i> by Michelle Anthony are also good. <br><br>Sounds sort of weird, but I actually read lots on leadership and consider how it might apply to parenting. <i>Drive</i> by Daniel Pink is good on that front.<br><br>You guys are so good with your boy already. He's blessed to have parents that constantly seek his best.<br><br>Can't wait to hear what you end up reading!Craig and Bethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12779997485604319727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4171000125014278436.post-56505326911438738812010-09-03T15:18:04.666-07:002010-09-03T15:18:04.666-07:00oh, and i've been meaning to ask you if you ha...oh, and i've been meaning to ask you if you have any good recommendations of parenting books you have liked? andy and i wanted to read one together...it'll be our first real "parenting" book so we are on the search! thx b!the o'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00052790504857909676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4171000125014278436.post-39469183743737475552010-09-03T15:09:33.280-07:002010-09-03T15:09:33.280-07:00you are such a good mom, bethany. i always learn ...you are such a good mom, bethany. i always learn something from your stories you post. even though they are so instinctual for you, you are a mom worth learning from! thanks for sharing the cute things your kids say. xoxothe o'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00052790504857909676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4171000125014278436.post-15400881350562975192010-09-03T05:47:28.410-07:002010-09-03T05:47:28.410-07:00Once again, a beautiful post, Bethany! "She ...Once again, a beautiful post, Bethany! <br><br>"She rolls on her back. I scoot into the pillow, and we weave the loose ends of the day. Later, I tiptoe down the hall full of sleep and hope tomorrow is so good."<br><br>It's wonderful to hear about a mommy heart so full!Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02568583187756261273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4171000125014278436.post-7910245251152220292010-09-02T20:33:44.728-07:002010-09-02T20:33:44.728-07:00wow I love how children dreamwow I love how children dreamemmalynnhttp://artschooldrop0ut.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4171000125014278436.post-61450460794666204842010-09-02T14:37:06.897-07:002010-09-02T14:37:06.897-07:00So cute, what wonderful mother daughter talks!So cute, what wonderful mother daughter talks!Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04020912478886423923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4171000125014278436.post-21530395076401894732010-09-02T11:48:46.159-07:002010-09-02T11:48:46.159-07:00you have the most amazing conversations, your chil...you have the most amazing conversations, your children seem like so much fun and sweetness rolled up into a ball. It's good for you to record these things, because they are extraordinary.Ostriches Look Funnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00732203991908884482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4171000125014278436.post-16812682670129212852010-09-02T10:22:13.091-07:002010-09-02T10:22:13.091-07:00we weave the loose ends of the day... i cannot wai...we weave the loose ends of the day... i cannot wait until my boy can speak. as always, your posts stop me short, with their simple profundity. love to you.emily wierengahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09989213786947802537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4171000125014278436.post-53613189920567175502010-09-02T09:16:50.383-07:002010-09-02T09:16:50.383-07:00Very precious. You must be doing something right i...Very precious. You must be doing something right if she wants a hundred kids :)<br>To answer your question, we start the first day with a french toast breakfast, lots of singing, self-portraits, name writing practice (cursive for the older two now), a special snack, talk about getting back to daily chores, new memory work (will be earning engraved necklaces for their memorized scriptures), and, oh yeah, a bit of schoolwork too! Hope that helps.<br>Have a great beginning!<br><br>love, HeatherHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10437691485323819455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4171000125014278436.post-34977719697030049342010-09-02T09:14:59.160-07:002010-09-02T09:14:59.160-07:00Susan- you're right. But I think you must hav...Susan- you're right. But I think you must have started it and passed it down first.<br><br>I just heard a Sara Groves song called Esther. It tells the story of a woman whose husband died and they couldn't have children. She moved to Africa. "Now Esther has 2.4 million children..." I feel that way some days. Be careful with who you let influence Jane! Her Daddy and grandparents will end up planting and watering seeds and you'll end up with 2.4 million grandchildren! Thanks for sharing.Jamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02856721712921680277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4171000125014278436.post-57226122365931568782010-09-02T08:57:31.250-07:002010-09-02T08:57:31.250-07:00Think of it. Life so good for a child that she wan...Think of it. Life so good for a child that she wants to have a HUNDRED children. TO create her same experience a hundred fold. Can she say I LOVE YOU any more graphically?<br><br>You and Craig are doing something right.Goathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12009157421965361554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4171000125014278436.post-66542015191323206252010-09-02T08:33:27.692-07:002010-09-02T08:33:27.692-07:00love this!love this!amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03474279004170047258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4171000125014278436.post-52505681714324593112010-09-02T06:56:10.976-07:002010-09-02T06:56:10.976-07:00there are times when two *feels* like a hundred .....there are times when two *feels* like a hundred ... <br><br>which must mean that four would feel like two hundred, right?<br><br>love the nose-to-nose time you've captured here ... can't wait to share those beautiful, ordinary conversations with my little girl.keLihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02670877352311271564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4171000125014278436.post-50824757916819332722010-09-02T05:54:35.133-07:002010-09-02T05:54:35.133-07:00The time and conversations we have with our childr...The time and conversations we have with our children are priceless! This is such a sweet, and beautiful post. :-)Carrie Burtthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11715648073882529202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4171000125014278436.post-22264384138015642402010-09-02T05:49:32.247-07:002010-09-02T05:49:32.247-07:00"we weave the loose ends of the day." Be..."we weave the loose ends of the day." Beautiful. It's precious how her heart is so wide open to being a momma . . 100 times over!Kim Hylandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00697575743515143840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4171000125014278436.post-88780860721839483742010-09-02T03:04:52.586-07:002010-09-02T03:04:52.586-07:00sounds like a rather fun conversation...love layin...sounds like a rather fun conversation...love laying there with my boys and just talking about what ever...nice.Brian Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.com