Just a Little While

My wife frequently tells the kids that she is so happy that God has given them to us. I agree, but then I add “for just a little while”.

I know that she doesn’t really like to hear it, but she knows that it is true. In the course of daily life it seems like they will be with us forever, but they will leave someday. Our job is to take care of them, and prepare them for life. My goal is to have kids that will be able to take care of themselves and their families.

Do I want them to go? Yes. Will I miss them when they are gone? Most definitely yes! However, they need to go; after all, they are His, not ours, and He wants them back.

My Little Brother

Wow, it's been a month since I posted anything here. Guess I've been busier than I thought.

This is the Scoutmaster Minute I gave on Monday April 2nd, and Advisers Minute I gave on Tuesday April 3rd.

I start by asking about a symbol for the "brotherhood" of scouting (Brotherhood sash for the OA, and world crest for the scouts).

The symbol represents that you are a member of the brotherhood of scouting. You are each brothers to the other boys in our unit. We have a poem that we use at our house, it goes like this:

I have a little brother
he's watching me each day
He likes to do the things I do
and say the things I say
and so I must be careful
in words as well as deeds
to be the kind of brother
my little brother needs

Scouts, remember that your brother scouts are watching you. You are teaching them what it means to be a good scout. Your words and deeds(actions) are the way you teach your brother scouts. What kind of lesson do you want them to learn?