In an attempt to forever retire from the position of home time sister "referee"...in desperate plea to the Lord to give me something of more profit and less damage than YELLing, crying, throwing a fit (and having to put myself in time out) all in the process of trying to discipline children...All that to say, I credit the Lord with bringing to mind a way to build up, encourage, and motivate with joy. So, all that to say we took the sparkly colored stones from Rodney's previous fish tank and transformed them (by name only) into "sparkle" stones. The goal is for sister #1 and sister #2 to fill the jar (goal of prize in mind). We just celebrated the FIRST filling to the top of the SJ. Praise the Lord. REALLY! So here is how it happens..."sparkle" stones are given out GENEROUSLY to (any) and (every) sister type person who shows...
teamwork...
good attitude...
helping...
improvement...(in attitude, behavior, grades...)
did I mention HELPing and with an good attitude or w/out being asked?!
brushing teeth...
really, just about anything that would fit into the category and contribute to positive, happy, loving, working together (as opposed to against one another). You GET the idea. :) It has been a tremendous success for this moment in our life. In fact, maybe I should start one for myself. On a serious note, it has had me thinking about the fruit of words, emotions that come out of the roots in my heart. Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there IS peace. May Jesus be all of what my heart is rooted in.
