Children's Birthdays

My daughter will be celebrating her 13th birthday this weekend. We are planning the party with friends and the details are a little overwhelming. There seems to be such a big variety in how to celebrate birthdays. So, how do you celebrate your children's birthdays in your family?

Scripture Memorization

My husband, children and I have started learning Bible verses. We learned an excellent technique from John Piper. You can listen to his system for memorizing scripture here:
http://www.desiringgod.org/ResourceLibrary/MediaPlayer/1795/Audio/. I also just love his website, in general. His main website is www.desiringgod.org. He truly points you back to God.
Do you have any tricks for memorizing Scripture? Please share. Also, a confession. My children are learning more verses and learning them much more quickly than I am.

Potty Training

Julie D. asked for the following thread to be started. Please help her out. My husband is a full time SAHD. He does a great job, but he just hasn't done anything with potty training. We have a 4 year old (in July) girl and a 2 year old (in May) boy. My daughter has absolutely no interest. She will sit when I make her. Saturdays are the only days I can really work with her. And that's only if I stay home all day. Last Saturday, DH was gone (men's retreat) and we did panties all day. But no matter how often she sat (every 30 minutes), she peed 4 time and had no success. I know she needs consistency, but I'm not home to do offer it.I haven't even tried to start with my 2 year old. Maybe I should skip the 4 year old and go straight to the 2 year old?

Lesson 7 CWM Bible Study

Lesson 7 in the CWM Bible Study is now posted. The lesson is titled, "Do you love the giver more than the gift?" This lesson is about the sacrifice of Isaac by Abraham. You can find the CWM Bible study at http://cwmbiblestudy.blogspot.com.

Back To School

What do you like about the back to school time of the year, what do you dread? Do you have any stories to share? Maybe if you cried when taking your child to school for the first time?

Open Comment Section

I'm starting a new Open Comment Section since our old one has so many comments. Feel free to post or start any new conversations here. We are here to support one another.

What could your church do to support you as a CWM?

Often we talk about how churches do not support CWM's. What would you like your church to do to support you more or what is church all ready doing to support you?