tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216267552187166205.post509566479762973115..comments2023-06-07T06:51:23.259-07:00Comments on Becoming Relig-ish: 7 quick takes, vol. 1Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17401807675546808620noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216267552187166205.post-31818971283126636382012-03-22T20:32:08.561-07:002012-03-22T20:32:08.561-07:00I am pretty good at ideas to keep kids quiet in ch...I am pretty good at ideas to keep kids quiet in church. (To many years of teaching Pre-school Bible Class.) Have special "church things". They are only for church so the kids are not already bored with them. I have a Books A Million bag that lives on my pew. It has 3 color-wonder books and 6 markers, 2 Crayola dry erase books and 3 small markers, Several pop-up or lift the flap books, some picture books, Scratch paper, pencil and cheap randon stickers and old address labels,and a wooden magnetic doll with clothes in a cloth pencil bag. I often have anything from a toddler to elementary ages sit with me so I keep a variety. Last thought, cars make kids make car noises. (learned from personal experience)Sarah Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13689790982291429615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216267552187166205.post-7168298076556107692012-03-21T07:59:06.504-07:002012-03-21T07:59:06.504-07:00Thanks for the suggestion, Ashley, you're the ...Thanks for the suggestion, Ashley, you're the second one to recommend that one. I'm off to check my library.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401807675546808620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216267552187166205.post-80754495317333064652012-03-20T08:40:58.996-07:002012-03-20T08:40:58.996-07:00#4 - My husband and I do the daily Mass readings e...#4 - My husband and I do the daily Mass readings everyday. <br /><br />I love reading about my faith. You might be interested in Rome Sweet Home by Scott Hahn. I've yet to read it but I've heard it's a great book.Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13883224746047990133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216267552187166205.post-56078463453381305532012-03-19T18:23:51.061-07:002012-03-19T18:23:51.061-07:00Indifference would be a good word for it. I have a...Indifference would be a good word for it. I have always respected religion, but didn't feel any need for it, or to even sit and figure out what I believed.<br /><br />Most of the people around us at Mass seem ok with the kids, but it doesn't keep me from feeling the spotlight.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401807675546808620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216267552187166205.post-4841456857697053482012-03-19T17:56:55.707-07:002012-03-19T17:56:55.707-07:00I found your blog through your Quick Takes link.
...I found your blog through your Quick Takes link. <br /><br />I converted to Catholicism many years ago, but I always had faith in God, so my journey was rather different. But it is fascinating, reading of your first tentative steps from ?indifference? towards understanding and faith. <br /><br />Even though they may have been taken to church weekly from the time they were tiny babies, very few children under 3 are capable of quiet "well-behaved" conduct for more than a fleeting moment or two. With time and patience, they learn, and most of us who have been through it understand.Stitchworthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05387323354607079249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216267552187166205.post-86610168934843707752012-03-19T11:31:55.586-07:002012-03-19T11:31:55.586-07:00Chewable valium is just brilliant. Two of my three...Chewable valium is just brilliant. Two of my three would be ok by themselves, one of them has no self control, at all, and the others can't help but react to that.<br /><br />Good to heat that #5, cause the majority of my prayers lately have circled back to this.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping, I'll stop by yours!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401807675546808620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216267552187166205.post-40827759693650442872012-03-19T00:11:29.986-07:002012-03-19T00:11:29.986-07:00#1: don't worry... we don't bite and the v...#1: don't worry... we don't bite and the vast majority of us don't gripe about the quality of quick takes.<br /><br />#2: my twin brother has suggested children's chewable valium for my son... and i'm the pastor's wife.<br /><br />#3: i recommend "surprised by joy" by c.s. lewis (his conversion story or at least part of it) as well as "the complete idiot's guide to prayer". seriously. the last one is one i would use if i were going to teach a class on it. i've used it endlessly in discussions on it and it's totally accessible, even giving you thirty days of prayers to work with.<br /><br />#4: i don't know what the corollary would be for catholicism (magnificat magazine, maybe?) but i've used our daily bread (http://odb.org) for 17 years (including my pre-christian days) and it works for me. it has a short devotional reading and then a short bible reading. it also has an online version so you can click the link to get to the Bible reading without having to deal with finding it in a paper Bible.<br /><br />#5: being christian does not make you immune to stupid people. it just gives you one more person (God) to whine to and to whom you can direct pleas for help.<br /><br />#6: one sentence prayers can be some of the best.<br /><br />#7: see my recommendations in #3. i'm a huge fan of lauren winner as well as c.s. lewis, max lucado, and phillip yancey (especially "the Jesus i never knew").<br /><br />i'm a convert (16 years now) and i blog at http://grace-filled.net. i'm a lutheran pastor's wife and i'm a bit snarky but you're totally welcome to come hang out over there.jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02567286104645119169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216267552187166205.post-91209169964047803222012-03-17T08:30:52.439-07:002012-03-17T08:30:52.439-07:00That's a great analogy, it really is a lifesty...That's a great analogy, it really is a lifestyle change for us. And to take it a step farther, it makes us feel better like a good change should.<br /><br />I'm off to check out your blog now, I just read your tag line and I like it already!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401807675546808620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216267552187166205.post-63923492031446175732012-03-17T08:27:57.567-07:002012-03-17T08:27:57.567-07:00Hi Sherry!
Thanks for the book ideas, I'll ha...Hi Sherry!<br /><br />Thanks for the book ideas, I'll have to add them to the list. I did recently pick up the Narnia series for other reasons, so I have them handy.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401807675546808620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216267552187166205.post-47369895982691435672012-03-17T08:26:03.999-07:002012-03-17T08:26:03.999-07:00I've never heard of anyone starting a blog for...I've never heard of anyone starting a blog for their grandmother! Mine emails like crazy but I'm pretty sure that's the only thing she thinks the computer can do.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping back by. I love the idea of having a little village of supporters for me, to keep me honest around here.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401807675546808620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216267552187166205.post-65750410966334116712012-03-17T08:16:09.739-07:002012-03-17T08:16:09.739-07:00Hey! Thanks for stopping by my blog. We have tons ...Hey! Thanks for stopping by my blog. We have tons in common! Sewing stuff, religious stuff, people hating us stuff. Don't let the happy-go-lucky look of my blog fool you. I started it for my grandmother so I like to keep it light. <br /><br />Glad you're doing Quick Takes! Hope to read ya next week.Modest Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13392385609769805926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216267552187166205.post-11634125675584385612012-03-16T19:01:48.013-07:002012-03-16T19:01:48.013-07:00I can recommend a few books to add to your list: W...I can recommend a few books to add to your list: What Is a Family? by Edith Schaeffer, anything by Peter Kreeft, especially Christianity for Modern Pagans and Prayer for Beginners, Everlasting Man by G.K. Chesterton, and all of C.S. Lewis. If you prefer your theology in story form, Lewis's Narnia books and his space trilogy are wonderfully engaging and might be a good break from the more detailed and heavy thinking nonfiction tomes.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04664642293286996220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216267552187166205.post-75594432739751338262012-03-16T12:02:39.619-07:002012-03-16T12:02:39.619-07:00I just found you because of the 7 Quick Takes; gla...I just found you because of the 7 Quick Takes; glad you joined in! I think that a lot of stuff about following God is kind of like when you make changes for a healthier diet or lifestyle. It takes time, and it's all about a few things at a time. You certainly don't have to do it all at once!Catholic Mutthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10254315970336710941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216267552187166205.post-40748887167796699142012-03-16T10:04:56.871-07:002012-03-16T10:04:56.871-07:00Thanks for stopping by! Please come again, I love ...Thanks for stopping by! Please come again, I love having the support.<br /><br />The Holy Spirit is the part that is most interesting to me right now. I need to make a note to look for some books on it soon.<br /><br /><br />I have a book of saints, somewhere in storage. When we move and I unpack I'll have to look through it.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401807675546808620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216267552187166205.post-41345077408999561962012-03-16T09:50:18.179-07:002012-03-16T09:50:18.179-07:00Hi Lisa! Thank you for coming to my blog today an...Hi Lisa! Thank you for coming to my blog today and commenting. Now I know you are here. I am a cradle-Catholic, but fell away in my teens and found my way back with my cradle-Catholic husband after our first daughter was baptized Catholic at 6 weeks of age. I am excited to get to know you through your blog and watch your journey. It sounds like you are on the right track if you have sought out reading materials and started asking some questions. The fact that you have started noticing the suffering and started trying to hand it over to God is beautiful. The Holy Spirit must be working on you somehow.<br /><br />As for reading materials, I am afraid I am not good with books for newbies to the faith. I would recommend continuing to read blogs, especially Jennifer Fulwiler's and perhaps even for some good ol' fashioned living the Catholic life, Simcha Fisher (here is a link to her NCR blog: http://www.ncregister.com/blog/simcha-fisher/im-sorry-who-do-you-say-that-i-am?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NCRegisterDailyBlog+National+Catholic+Register#When:2012-03-16 and to her personal blog: http://simchafisher.wordpress.com/)<br /><br />I have heard that Catholicism for Dummies is good, but I've never heard about the Idiot's guide.<br /><br />Some good saint books might be helpful. I find that I enjoy reading about the lives of the saints. Who else to learn from than those who have walked the walk?<br /><br />Have a great weekend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216267552187166205.post-15587567205654249082012-03-16T09:39:57.540-07:002012-03-16T09:39:57.540-07:00I've been taking a little bag with some soft t...I've been taking a little bag with some soft toys, but they still end up loud. Or fighting over the toys. Or crawling under the pews.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401807675546808620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216267552187166205.post-19722274178444301812012-03-16T09:33:12.900-07:002012-03-16T09:33:12.900-07:00Most of my kids have been going to Mass their whol...Most of my kids have been going to Mass their whole lives. They're still (un)holy terrors. This week, out of total desperation, I went to the dollar section at Target and bought a straw purse thingie, and filled it with pens, notepads, silly putty, etc. etc. <br />I'm calling it the "Last Ditch Attempt At Keeping the Dang Kids Quiet At Mass" bag.<br /><br />The name needs work. Hopefully the concept works.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05629132804649152538noreply@blogger.com