July 2009
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I'M NOT A DOG
One time, when we were with Jenn in the grocery shopping, a conversation went like this… PAOLO: Ryan and Janina, para kayong aso at pusa. Please try to get along. RYAN: What dad? PAOLO: You guys are like cats and dogs. Please stop arguing. JANINA: I’m the cat and Ryan’s the dog. RYAN: NO! I’M… Continue reading
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HE JUST WANTS MY STUFF
“I don’t want to go to church because God’s going to ask for my stuff.” I’ve heard this time and time again. And it’s been said in many different ways. No. 1, God doesn’t want your stuff, nor my stuff. He can’t even wear it, put it on, or drive it. No. 2, God doesn’t… Continue reading
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STUMPED
Discipline is such a major part of child training. It is quite a challenge trying to balance grace and discipline. When Ryan was 3, he was disciplined for not obeying his mother. In an attempt to explain to a 3 year old that obeying is about pleasing God, Jenn said “If we obey, God is… Continue reading
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