B+C+B+C+B+C: Feasting on The Word

Sunday, July 27, 2008

Feasting on The Word

I have always hoped that my daughter would develop a love for the scriptures and learn to enjoy them....

Rule #1: never leave even a semi-mobile baby alone with anything important. But if you do... you can either get upset, or go grab your camera.

Fortunately she only destroyed a title page.

13 comments:

valmike said...: The hym books at church are next! Watch out! -VAL; July 28, 2008 at 1:37 PM
Debbie said...: On a serious note - I don't believe you can start to early to read scriptures with your little people. I taught seminary for 3 years and the language of the scriptures was so much more understandable to those who were used to reading with their families. The difficulties certainly explain the ongoing translations that the Bible continues to go through. Starting Brianna with the title page is probably a great beginning. MOM; July 28, 2008 at 6:25 PM
chelsea mckell said...: mom - weve already talked about this... Brianna has been at a 4th grade reading level since she was 6 weeks old. Along with her excelling at physics, egyptian hieroglyphics, and ice hockey... no worrying about development. Amen.; July 28, 2008 at 7:45 PM
Amy Hunter said...: Chelsea, you are hilarious! I love the title "feasting on the word."

Thanks for making me laugh on a regular basis. I love your blog!; July 29, 2008 at 1:51 PM
M and N Tenny said...: What a super cute new background! Thanks so much for the very nice comment on my blog. I will have to try the Terriyaki Chicken next time. The Cheesecake Factory is absolutely my new favorite restaraunt! I would have to agree with your friend Amy, your blog posts are ALWAYS so hillariously whitty. I am very entertained every time I read up on The McKell Family. :) And as usual, these pics of Brianna are darling.; July 29, 2008 at 7:58 PM
Megan Smith said...: Yep, I have a page in Mosiah that's there to remind me of the time when Devin decided to start marking the scriptures at around 2.; July 29, 2008 at 9:38 PM
Melese & Kyle said...: ha ha! That's hilarious! Your little girl is so adorable! And btw yeah, I am jealous of your ticket dismissals, although I am going to fight this recent one and see if I can get out of it, any advice? =); July 30, 2008 at 7:36 AM
Amanda said...: I will let this be a warning to me! Brianna is so cute and looks like she is starting out her reading just right! Too funny! I love the palm trees btw!; July 30, 2008 at 4:49 PM
Ashley said...: That is funny, Alli rips of everyones scriptures at church, but she prefers manuals. I love the new blog background. It is so cute.; July 30, 2008 at 7:38 PM
Julie said...: love it love it love it!!!; July 31, 2008 at 12:06 PM
Mandy said...: Oh, we've been there. However, my girls were older and should have known better at the time!! It's a good thing she's cute . . . harder to get mad at! You are hilarious, by the way. I am very impressed at Brianna's reading level. (4th grade, that's great) Does she have time to tutor my girls? :-); July 31, 2008 at 9:10 PM
Ivy Lou said...: haahaahahahahaaaaaaa!!!!!!; August 1, 2008 at 4:29 PM
summer said...: I just had a big catch up session on your life. Looks like you are finding out that there are great perks to every town....and it's true it can be a lot more fun when you have some friends to share it with! However, never stop doing things even if it's just you and Briann (and future kids) - I've been on more outings alone with my kiddos and find that we have bonded in ways that are really wonderful, although I still might crave a little adult conversation by the end! When you do come back this way let me know...we need to plan something so that I do something with you on this end! :); August 1, 2008 at 10:39 PM

Quotes I want to remember

"The Lord knows our bearing capacity, both as to coping and to comprehending, and He will not give us more to bear than we can manage at the moment, though to us it may seem otherwise. Just as no temptations will come to us from which we cannot escape or which we cannot bear, we will not be given more trials than we can sustain."
- Neal A. Maxwell

"It is a fundamental truth that the responsibilities of motherhood cannot be successfully delegated. No, not to day-care centers, not to schools, not to nurseries, not to babysitters. We become enamored with men's theories such as the idea of preschool training outside the home for young children. Not only does this put added pressure on the budget, but it places young children in an environment away from mother's influence."
-Ezra Taft Benson

“Perhaps there has never been a time when we had greater need to pray and to teach our family members to pray. Prayer is a defense against temptation. It is through earnest and heartfelt prayer that we can receive the needed blessings and the support required to make our way in this sometimes difficult and challenging journey we call mortality.”
-Thomas S. Monson

“Live the gospel as conspicuously as you can. Keep the covenants your children know you have made. And bear your testimony! Don’t just assume your children will somehow get the drift of your beliefs on their own.
-Jeffrey R. Holland

"We hold in our arms the rising generation. They come to this earth with important responsibilities and great spiritual capacities. We cannot be casual in how we prepare them. Our challenge as parents and teachers is not to create a spiritual core in their souls but rather to fan the flame of their spiritual core already aglow with the fire of their premortal faith."
-Neil L. Andersen

"Certainly there are times when getting the family together to read the scriptures does not stack up as a spiritual experience worthy of a journal entry. But we must not be deterred. There are special times when the spirit of a son or daughter is just right and the power of these great scriptures goes down into their heart like fire. As we honor our Heavenly Father in our homes, He will honor our efforts."
-Neil L. Andersen

President Hinckley admonished both men and women to be nurturers. He said, ‘How much more beautiful would be the society in which we live if every father . . . and . . . mother regarded [their] children . . . as gifts from the God of heaven . . . and brought them up with true affection in the wisdom and admonition of the Lord.’ ”
-Susan W. Tanner

"Children are like trees. When they are young, their lives can be shaped and directed, usually with ever so little effort. Said the writer of Proverbs, 'Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it' (22:6). That training finds its roots in the home. There will be little of help from other sources. Do not depend on government to help in this darkening situation. Barbara Bush, wife of former U.S. president George Bush, spoke wisely: 'Your success as a family, our success as society, depends not on what happens at the White House, but on what happens inside your house.' "
-Gordon B. Hinckley

“I give counsel to husbands and wives. Pray for the love which allows you to see the good in your companion. Pray for the love that makes weaknesses and mistakes seem small. Pray for the love to make your companion’s joy your own. Pray for the love to want to lessen the load and soften the sorrows of your companion.”
-Henry B. Eyring

“Reverent behavior is not a natural tendency for most children. It is a quality that is taught by parents and leaders through example and training. But remember, if reverence is rooted in love, so is the teaching of it. Harshness in our training begets resentment, not reverence.”
-Margaret S. Lifferth

"There is no one perfect way to be a good mother. Each situation is unique. Each mother has different challenges, different skills and abilities, and certainly different children. What matters is that a mother loves her children deeply and, in keeping with the devotion she has for God and her husband, prioritizes them above all else."
- M. Russell Ballard

“As parents, we should remember that our lives may be the book from the family library which the children most treasure. Are our examples worthy of emulation? Do we live in such a way that a son or a daughter may say, ‘I want to follow my dad,’ or ‘I want to be like my mother’?”
-Thomas S. Monson

“Security for our families comes from learning self-control, avoiding the excesses of this world, and being temperate in all things.”
-Kent D. Watson

Sunday, July 27, 2008

Feasting on The Word

13 comments:

Pageviews last month