Sunday Recap

Patti at asked some gals from church to summarize what we heard and learned at her class this morning. Since September some of the women from our congregation have been sharing their experiences as mothers in raising their children. This class has been called Treasured in our Hearts. This new mama appreciates women who are willing and able to help new mommies along. By the way, when am I no longer a new mommy and an experienced one? Maybe when Matthew is gone for 6 months and I do this mom thing on my own?

Well, Patti taught today and here are some of the blessings she shared...

Honoring the Differences in our Children
***Mothers pray for wisdom to know the differences in their children and honor those differences

*Teachers are trained to teach to the average -- average intelligence, average ability, average
People who are not average are often plagued by Satan to feel left out, as if they don't fit in because they are different. Differences are not celebrated when the differences are outside of the norm.
We as mothers have the joy of discovering the differences in our children, helping our children to recognize their differences and teaching our children to embrace the differences because those gifts are given by God.

*Start storing up the positive moments you have.

*There was a time when Patti stopped treasuring her children and life blessings. It was a black hole for her and the hole bled into her children's' lives. During trials we have to especially treasure the small moments. Not giving up in times of trial...this changes the lives of our families.

*Patti's father was such a smart man but couldn't read. His struggles and triumphs shaped who Patti and her siblings were. Watching her father's persistence in learning shaped who Patti is today because of what she saw in her father. Our life's journey shapes the future of our children's' journeys.

*When Dr. Sikes and Mrs. Sikes were married, they had not one thing in common except their love for the Lord. As the years have progressed, they now share spiritual gifts - Shepherding and teaching.

*The only thing to sustain the 4 Sikes children through their struggles was and is that they (the kids) know Jesus. They know who Jesus is and Jesus is an integral part of who they are.

----Teach your children to treasure the gifts they have because that is who Jesus has made them to be.

*As mothers/grandmothers, we are tempted to limit the differences our children have and to compare on child to another. In honoring their differences we lift up our children's' differences as strengths.

*J. Keesee Sikes is the answer to their prayers for their son J.

Hope you gain something from this post.