Winston Churchill Quotes

"Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever happened."

"A good speech should be like a woman's skirt: long enough to cover the subject and short enough to create interest."

"To improve is to change, to be perfect is to change often."

"It is not enough that we do our best; sometimes we must do what is required."

"For a nation to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle."

~Winston Churchill

Funny Albert Einsten Quote

"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity... And I'm not so sure about the universe."

Albert Einsten Quote

"Everything should be made as simple as possible but not simpler." ~Albert Einsten 

Past the Holidays

I know it has been a while since I've posted, I apologize. I have been extremely busy with the holidays and work. But now I'm back!

My posts may still be infrequent as I'm working on completing my novel for the ACFW "Genesis Contest" but I will try to still come around. 

Since I'm here though I'd like to say something. My husband and I recently read the story of Samson and made a note to ourselves that he wasn't very intelligent and I got to thinking about so many of the characters in the Bible that we celebrate. So many of them have some sort of issue or disqualifying attribute. 

Samson wasn't intelligent. Samuel started preaching very young. David committed adultery. Paul started out killing Christians. Peter denied Jesus repeatedly. 

I stop and think about these things and realize you know what it doesn't matter who you are it only matters who Jesus is. "To be used of God is my heart's desire."

Spanking Children

I am tired of the idea that if you spank your children you don't love them or you are abusing them. There is a difference between hitting your child abusively and spanking them as a form of discipline

Even time outs or telling your children to go to their room can be abuse if it becomes abandonment or neglect. The key is that the punishment fits the crime and isn't done out of anger or any emotion of that nature but is done as an equal and opposing reaction to the wrongful act that has been committed.

If you are a Christian the Bible even encourages you to discipline your children:

Proverbs 13:24:

"He that spare the rod hateth his son: but he that Loves him chasteneth him betimes."

Hebrews 12:11:

"Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby."

Proverbs 22:15:

"Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him."

There are numerous other verses in Proverbs about spanking. 

I also believe that for spanking to be effective and discipline instead of abuse is for the child to understand. You have to make sure they understand why they are being spanked or in their mind you just hit them for no reason. 

HOWEVER, I also am not an advocate that spanking is necessarily the only way to discipline a child. As mentioned earlier, the punishment needs to be equal to the wrongdoing. I also think your child can grow up to be a great person by being disciplined in some way other than spanking.  The important thing is that they are disciplined accordingly. 

Hubert Humphrey Post

"The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously." ~ Hubert Humphrey

Dave Berry Quote

"My therapist told me the way to achieve true inner peace is to finish what I start. So far I've finished two bags of M&Ms and a chocolate cake. I feel better already." -Dave Berry