Comments on: Other Children Changing Your Child’s Destiny http://nogreaterjoy.org/articles/other-children-changing-your-childs-destiny/ Over 500 articles from Michael and Debi Pearl on Child Training, Homeschooling, Family, Marriage, Christianity, the Bible, Missions, Simple Living, Gardening, and other topics! Fri, 18 May 2012 19:40:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rania http://nogreaterjoy.org/articles/other-children-changing-your-childs-destiny/#comment-1640 Rania Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:31:23 +0000 http://new.nogreaterjoy.org/?p=468#comment-1640 Stacy - I agree that you should be mindful of the actions of other children around yours. Remember as well that your good example will provide an excellent model for them to follow. It sounds as if you're doing a great job... Dawn - I disagree with one of your comments, in which you describe a group of children as "none Christian, half Indian or Pakistani." My family and I are Muslim, and my children are respectful to others, joyful, and well-behaved. Please do not confuse an individual's ethnicity with their morals - God works in all cultures and families. Stacy -

I agree that you should be mindful of the actions of other children around yours. Remember as well that your good example will provide an excellent model for them to follow. It sounds as if you’re doing a great job…

Dawn –

I disagree with one of your comments, in which you describe a group of children as “none Christian, half Indian or Pakistani.” My family and I are Muslim, and my children are respectful to others, joyful, and well-behaved. Please do not confuse an individual’s ethnicity with their morals – God works in all cultures and families.

]]> By: Dawn Carrier http://nogreaterjoy.org/articles/other-children-changing-your-childs-destiny/#comment-1639 Dawn Carrier Fri, 30 Apr 2010 11:10:56 +0000 http://new.nogreaterjoy.org/?p=468#comment-1639 Dear Mike and Deb, I have been reading your books and articles since my oldest son was 2 months old. My children are 11, 10, 8, and 7. I homeschool them and love every minute of it! Due to financial reasons, we had to sell our home and we moved into a townhouse neighborhood 2 & 1/2 years ago. My heart is aching with regret and I feel at a loss for a solution to the problem this move has created. Up until the move, the children had been very obedient, very joyful, and very God honoring. Slowly, with the exposure to these neighborhood kids (none Christian, half Indian or Pakistani) they have abandoned much of their old ways. I am desperately seeking an idea of what to do. I feel that we would be so much better off if we lived on a farm, but I cannot make that happen. I feel the Spirit leading me to break all ties with the neighborhood kids (I have not so far because my children were so diligently witnessing to these children at first). I feel that the new goal of our family is constant fun for the children(which I wholeheartedly disagree with) and that taking their friends away would be not only a devastating blow to that goal but also I fear rebellion over it. I feel like we need to take the summer to reform the hearts of our children through service and some character building activities. Can you give me any suggestions? God bless you two for all you do and for all the ways your ministry has blessed our home! Dawn Dear Mike and Deb,
I have been reading your books and articles since my oldest son was 2 months old. My children are 11, 10, 8, and 7. I homeschool them and love every minute of it! Due to financial reasons, we had to sell our home and we moved into a townhouse neighborhood 2 & 1/2 years ago. My heart is aching with regret and I feel at a loss for a solution to the problem this move has created. Up until the move, the children had been very obedient, very joyful, and very God honoring. Slowly, with the exposure to these neighborhood kids (none Christian, half Indian or Pakistani) they have abandoned much of their old ways. I am desperately seeking an idea of what to do. I feel that we would be so much better off if we lived on a farm, but I cannot make that happen. I feel the Spirit leading me to break all ties with the neighborhood kids (I have not so far because my children were so diligently witnessing to these children at first). I feel that the new goal of our family is constant fun for the children(which I wholeheartedly disagree with) and that taking their friends away would be not only a devastating blow to that goal but also I fear rebellion over it. I feel like we need to take the summer to reform the hearts of our children through service and some character building activities. Can you give me any suggestions? God bless you two for all you do and for all the ways your ministry has blessed our home!
Dawn

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