{"id":783636,"date":"2011-04-24T14:13:06","date_gmt":"2011-04-24T22:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/homeschoolblogger.com\/leigharev2\/?p=783636"},"modified":"2011-04-24T14:13:06","modified_gmt":"2011-04-24T22:13:06","slug":"a-lesson-in-controlling-the-tongue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/2011\/04\/24\/a-lesson-in-controlling-the-tongue\/","title":{"rendered":"A Lesson in Controlling the Tongue"},"content":{"rendered":"

I recently purchased a workbook from our local homeschool resource store, Kingdom Builder Books<\/a>. \u00a0It is published by Doorposts<\/a>, and is a character building book for raising boys. \u00a0The book is titled, “Plants Grown Up: Projects for Sons on the Road to Manhood.” \u00a0The book is FULL of activities, lessons and projects, focusing on many different character values.<\/p>\n

I decided to let the boys choose what they wanted to learn. \u00a0They chose: Self Control – Taming the Tongue. \u00a0<Sigh…this is going to be a lesson for ME, too! \ud83d\ude42 > \u00a0We read a lot of scripture about the topic, and did a couple of the activities. \u00a0Here is the recap of one of them:<\/p>\n

For 24 hours, we were to keep track of the kind\/unkind things we say to each other. \u00a0Every time we said something kind, a bean (actually, we used hazelnut), is placed in a bowl or jar. \u00a0The same goes for when we said something unkind. \u00a0At the end of the 24 hours, we looked to see how full each jar was.<\/p>\n

The boys went a little wild with saying “I love you” over and over, so we changed it to saying something the was encouraging to someone else. \u00a0It was a good lesson inholding ourselves and each other accountable in how we speak.<\/p>\n

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‘A’s memory verse: Psalm 34:13 “Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking lies.”<\/p>\n

‘R’s memory verse: Psalm 141:3 “Set a guard over my mouth, O Lord; Keep watch over the door of my lips”<\/p>\n

My memory verse: James 1:26 “If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not keep a tight rein on his tongue, he deceives himself and his religion is worthless.”<\/p>\n

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