The Learned

Kid received a present related to witchcraft? Throw it away. Doesn't matter if it's her birthday gift. Mark 8:36-37  For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? 37 Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? How much is it worth -- buy her another present of that value. You're just throwing cash into the bin. No big deal. Cash can be replaced.

Q: Need to send my kid to redo kindy after falling behind in Homeschooling. A: I understand the need to keep up. To me, homeschooling is the only way to keep up because then you can focus on their weak subjects. At kindy, they're just going through the system and it may or may not be what they need. It's a standard cookie cutter system. Your child probably just needs to focus more on reading and math. But they will put him through the whole thing again and he is going to grow up being told that his mom failed him. That's not true at all. You just need a month or so and he will keep up very quickly. My kids fall behind during the year but by the end of it, they take a test and I prepare them hardcore for a week before that test and they always pass with flying colours. Just saying. Don't throw in the towel just yet. It's worth saving.

Early to rise, early to bed (Yes, the other way around). The earlier they wake up, the more tired they are, and the earlier they will fall asleep.

Q: Son's friend is a Muslim and my son wants to have a sleepover at his house. They're super sweet. Is it ok? A: From experience: My friend's brother always goes to his Muslim neighbour's house. This neighbour then becomes his godfather when he is in upper primary. Now, this friend's brother who used to be a Christian has officially converted into a Muslim. They converted him secretly without his parents knowledge. His parents only found out years later when he was in his late teens. These neighbours make a super sweet Muslim family. And this is the result you get for spending time with them.

Not all Pentecostal churches are bad.. don't throw the baby away with the bath -- just a couple. I'm not a Pentecostal but seriously, saying all Pentecostal churches are bad is too much. I can name a handful of really sincere Pentecostal churches in South Australia itself: Ekklesia, Adelaide CBD  Ancient Wells, Goolwa Revival City Church, Tailem Bend Field of Dreams, Norwood  Upper Room Church, Elizabeth South Just because you had a couple of bad experiences doesn't mean it is ok to persecute the body of Christ. Among all, the greatest persecutor of the church is the church. Be careful of what manner of spirit these accusers of the brethren are.

As a former English teacher, I would say spelling is the best reading hack. Learn to spell as they learn to read. We got it backwards.