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Beyond Just Mom » question of the day — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:31:57 +0000

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By: pam

pam — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:21:13 +0000

Heather:
Yes, we take our close ones for granted, don’t we?
Charette:
I love the concept of letting them a bit of freedom, then calling them back into protection when necessary.

By: charrette

charrette — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 04:15:56 +0000

I have a tendency to be a henpecker too, unfortunately. But improving all the time, gratefully.

My dad used to visit his grandpa out on their farm, and taught me a lot about what he observed about chickens there. The mother hen will allow the baby chicks some freedom, let them wander and explore a bit…but whenever there is a sign of danger…or even if the chicks stray a bit too far from her protective eye…cluck-cluck-cluck! She calls them back under her protective wing, and they come running –to where they are nurtured and safe. A nice metaphor for parenting.

We’ve used that scripture for a family devotional activity…playing at being chicks and hens, letting them run free a bit and then cluck-cluck-cluck! they all run back to mother hen. It was a lot of fun.

charrette’s last blog post..—And Don’t Tell Anyone You’re My Mother (she said sweetly)

By: Heather of the EO

Heather of the EO — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:04:53 +0000

here a peck, there a peck, everywhere a peck peck. YES, I do it too. Mostly with just immediate family. Isn’t that always the case? So tolerant with people outside my immediate sphere, but oh so not so much at home. sigh…