tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343723415154309896.post8672680882898792667..comments2023-06-12T10:08:18.319-04:00Comments on Combat Boots and Ballet Shoes: How Do You...?Stinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08515879495463225411noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343723415154309896.post-34218820024700934302011-12-23T09:47:17.472-05:002011-12-23T09:47:17.472-05:00Thanks, ladies, for your comments. And thanks for...Thanks, ladies, for your comments. And thanks for sharing how your family does a morning offering. There are some really great ideas!Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08515879495463225411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343723415154309896.post-4473130500792682152011-12-19T17:35:19.228-05:002011-12-19T17:35:19.228-05:00I like the "please". It's a great li...I like the "please". It's a great little poem. Do you mind if we steal it sometime?<br /><br />What I do with the kids is based loosely on the propositions of the Our Father. (We do this at breakfast, too). <br /><br />"Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name". - This is praise for God, so we may sing a praise song, and then we say "I love you God."<br />"Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven". - This is submission to God, so we say, "I will obey you, God."<br />"Give us this day our daily bread." - This is petitions, so we ask God for what we want.<br />"Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation..." - Here we say, "I'm sorry for my sins". <br />"... but deliver us from evil." - Here the kids say, "I put my armor on", taken from Ephesians 6:14-17 (which I may actually say in detail, and then I end by saying that we put armor on all of us (meaning... we're praying protection around even those of us who are too little to do it themselves).Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678151760343861879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343723415154309896.post-64935205934176624132011-12-01T14:11:29.242-05:002011-12-01T14:11:29.242-05:00there is not one thing in particular that we do to...there is not one thing in particular that we do to teach our children how to give their day to Our Lord. instead, it is an infusion of the spirit of our Catholic faith in everything we do. dad and i try hard to make our faith be in the air we breathe. we must diligently work at this since it is not in our current culture. one thing is for certain, we must remain on our knees.<br /><br />the morning offering is part of their morning routine. right up there with getting out of bed and brushing their teeth. in fact, it's the first thing on the list--morning offering before getting out of bed, before seeing mom, before making your bed, etc... we emphasize giving Our Lord our first fruits and this is a small practice in developing that spirit. <br /><br />the most important thing, the children must see you modeling such pious actions. <br /><br />just recently, i had my little flowers group create a morning offering pillow. the idea was that the pillow would help remind the girls to say their morning offering first thing upon waking. here is the link to that post http://joyfilledfamily.blogspot.com/2011/11/here-is-simple-and-quick-craft-that-i.html<br /><br />Pax Christi - <br />LenaLenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14778371989564675262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343723415154309896.post-15912934895522645082011-12-01T07:39:20.354-05:002011-12-01T07:39:20.354-05:00I have taught my children a morning offering, but ...I have taught my children a morning offering, but I am sure they don't say it. (I taught the one in the 1st grade Baltimore Catechism: Oh my God, I offer you my every thought, word and act of today. Please bless me, my God, and make me good today. Amen). I usually say morning prayers while running, so I forget to do them with the kids, and it just slips by. But we do talk about it sometimes, so they know they are supposed to do it - I just haven't developed that habit for them. My sister (who homeschools) gathers her 2 children after breakfast and as they start school to say a morning offering. We all start at different times, so it just doesn't happen here. It's one of those things that I sometimes beat myself up about, but most of the time, try to avoid thinking about.<br /><br />I think your prayer is lovely.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14591234069872271083noreply@blogger.com