Seriously though, I thought I would mention one highlight. We decided to devote one night of the week to what the kids dubbed the Boys and Girls Bible Study. Techincally there hasn't been any Bible though there is talk of God. Really the Boys go somewhere for ice cream and the Girls go somewhere else. Since we're in Altus we eventually ended up at the same place. Then the Girls decided that wasn't cool and they went to the other place available. They'll be back, I think.
We started by picking out books that had short chapters with a focus on just discussing being Men and Women, and how stupid it is to wait until we're physically mature before trying to become mature in our thinking and character.If you're in the market for something similar I highly recommend the Boys book - Boyhood and Beyond by Bob Schultz. Mr. Schultz has had great experiences and shares those and other stories in ways that really grab a boys attention. The points ranged all over from training to be a good husband to what to dirty diapers to how to build a fence gate. Hunting, building, disappointment, sisters ... this book has it all.
The Girls book was equally great. Candi weekly spoke of how wonderful it was to hear poignant, straight-forward talk about issues that plague Womanhood in America. That one was called Beautiful Girlhood by M. Hale (revised by Karen Andreola).
I think you could find them both at www.visionforum.com.
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