Gentleness, kindness, patience, etc, are fruits of the Holy Spirit, not the fruits of a child rearing method. I cannot, as I am not the Holy Spirit, produce the fruit of the Holy Spirit in my children. Heck, I can’t even produce them in myself. Neither can you.
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GentleMama2Mine | 13-May-06 at 6:30 am | Permalink
Amen! Thanks for adding me.
mccaulg | 13-May-06 at 5:53 pm | Permalink
Just think of those people as helping you develop longsuffering, or patience as some translations have it.
Dad
rcutsinger | 13-May-06 at 7:50 pm | Permalink
Happy Mother’s Day little mama!
Alison (Jeff’s mom)
dchalenburg | 15-May-06 at 11:47 am | Permalink
You can, however, nurture those things and give them room to grow and encourage them.
dave
sturtle | 19-May-06 at 2:09 pm | Permalink
I’m confused.
greenskittle23 | 22-May-06 at 12:15 pm | Permalink
I think you made a beautiful, and completely profound point.
And that, my friend, is why I like you.