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HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL Children writing letters to God The following letters were written by chil dren: Dear God, thank you for the baby brother, but what I wanted was a puppy. Dear God, I bet it’s very hard for you to love every body in the world. There are only four people in my fam ily and I can never do it. Dear God, if you watch on Sunday, I will show you my new shoes. Dear God, I would like to live 900 years like the guy in the Bible. Dear God, I think about you sometimes even when Church Briefs Celebrate recovery at Unity Need help for a hurt, hang-up or habit? Celebrate Recovery meetings are at Unity Baptist Church of Bonaire every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Children’s program is available. Unity Baptist is located at 79 Highway 96, between Houston Lake Road and Moody Road. For infor mation call 922-0063. New motto “Speaking Where The Bible Speaks” is the new motto for the Bonaire Church of Christ. Sunday Reward-based toilet training usually gets the best results with children Question: Our 24- month-old son is not yet toilet-trained, although my mother-in-law feels he should be. Should we spank him for using his pants instead of the potty? Dr. Dobson: No. I suggest that your mother-in-law cool down a bit. It is entirely pos sible that your child can’t control himself at this age. The last thing you want to do is punish a child of any age for an offense that he can’t comprehend. If I had to err on this mat ter, it would be in the direc tion of being too late, rather than too early. Furthermore, the best approach to potty training is with rewards and encouragement rather ■-■THESE SERVICE PROVIDERS I I I ft] church & XJM Support Your Local Religious Institution And Place Your Ad On This Page Z By Calling 478-987-1823! S 1111 1| j c^poitssor^^y <Htjurri| * lyg 33® Serving Houston County Perry • Warner Robins Member FMC (ssr Bank of Middle Georgia Arnold's Auto Son ice 1202 Main St. Perry, Ga. 31069 Complete Car Maintenance Pick-up & Delivery "Road Service Call Thomas or Shelby 987-9439 umusud I’m not praying. Dear God, I am an American. What are you? Dear God, instead of let ting people die and having to make new ones, why don’t you just keep the ones you got now? Dear God, I went to a wed ding and they kissed right in church. Is it okay? Dear God, maybe Cain and Abel would not kill each other if they had their own rooms. It works with my brother. Dear God, in Bible times did they really talk that fancy? services include Bible study at 10 a.m., and worship services at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study begins at 7 p.m. Bonaire Church of Christ is locat ed at 459 Highway 247 in Bonaire. Phillip Stuckey is the evangelist. All visitors tire welcome. All Saints selb inu casseroles All Saints Episcopal Church, 1708 Watson Blvd., Warner Robins is holding its annual frozen casserole sale now through Monday. Orders can be placed by call than with punishment. Give him a sucker (or sugarless candy) for performing his duty. When you’ve proved that he can comply, then you can hold him responsible in the future. Question: Is there any way to prevent a child from having night ter rors? It is happening in our house nearly every night, and it is really hard on my husband and me. Dr. Dobson: Yes, you can usually prevent your child from going into stage-four sleep by giving him a minor amount of medication. I wouldn’t suggest that you do that unless the night ter rors are regular and disrup tive to adult sleep patterns. Subscribe today! Call 987-1823 LONGHORN BUTCHER SHOP Your Homom Btrrcm Stm 1976 1 207 Sunset Au. • perry Plaza Perry. (. \ 31069 i 00040090 Lee Lasseter 478-987-5711 Greer Lasseter V J S**6• THettfi am#™*? • rflUxtttuuu 478-988-2448 740 Main Street Perry GA 31069 l/iaU % OkUhc www.sewingbees.com 00040101 Dear God, please put in another holiday between Christmas and Easter. There is nothing good in there now. Dear God, if we can come back as something, please don’t let me be Jennifer Horton, because I hate her. Dear God, if you give me a lamp like Aladdin, I will give you anything you want except my money or my chess set. Dear God, we read that Thomas Edison made light. But in Sunday School, they said you did it. So I bet he stole your idea. ing the church at 923-1791 and picked up Nov. 11 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the church. Crafts and baked goods will also be available at the time of pickup. Divorce recovery workshop A divorce recovery work shop is being held at First Christian Church, U.S. 41 N. and Perry Parkway. Meetings will be held every Thursday for 10 weeks, starting at 7 p.m. The work shop and childcare are free. Call 956-4800 to sign up. You should talk to your phy sician about this matter if that is the case. Question: Should schoolchildren be required to wear clothes they dis like? D R . DOBSON: Generally not. Children are very concerned about being laughed at by their friends and will sometimes go to great lengths to avoid that danger. Conformity is fueled by the fear of ridicule. Teens, ,! Page ! "3TtB ®lje flagc 9ltfat Support* ■||our Jlotal (Clfurrlfra ' (Hall 478-987-1823 ' ifik 1 THE BANK l]y OF PERRY Please worship at the church of your choice 1006 Main St. • Perry 40094 Bonaire Church of Christ “Speaking Where The Bible Speaks. ” Visitors Always Welcome! Sunday Services: Bible Study 10 a.m. Worship 11 a.m. Evening Worship 6 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m. PHILLIP STUCKEY, Evangelist 459 South Highway 247, Bonaire, GA RELIGION Dr. James Dobson Focus on the Family 987-2552 Member FDIC Dear God, if you had not let the dinosaur become extinct, we would not have I . Columnist The Apostle Paul made this request to God in a let ter: “All I want is to know Accidents will happen A . ccidents happen to the best of us. An •A related by one particular individual might well have been classi fied as a most embarrassing moment. “How did it happen?,” one curious listener quizzed, “What did you do?” Friends - amused and amazed - were attentive as the victim gave an account of the unmentionable epi sode. While some possibly termed the predicament as disgraceful or ridiculous, others recognized in the sit particularly, seem to feel that “the group can’t laugh at me if I am identical to them.” From this perspec tive, it’s unwise to make a child endure unnecessary social humiliation. Children should be allowed to select their own clothes, within certain limits of your budget and good taste. Question: My 4-year old daughter, Karen, is a whiner. She rarely speaks in a normal voice any more. How can I break her of this habit? Dr. Dobson: A process called “extinction” is very useful in situations like this. Here is how it works: Any behavior that has been learned by reinforcement (i.e., by rewards) can by Berry Comßany Friendly. Professional Sendee Ben Bartlett & Hubert Bennett, RLblSTma PHARMACISTS 1036 MACON RD. • PERRY, GA 988-1144 OPERRY0 PERRY FLORIST 734 Main Street Perry, Georgia 31069 987-1656 800-516-1004 00040100 100040089 Christ and to experience the power of his resurrection, to share in his sufferings and to become like him in his death in the hope that I myself will be raised from death to life.” Were there a magical genie who could grant any wish made to God with the stip ulation that it be written, what would your request be? One child asked to live 900 years. Would your letter ask for that? Another asked God not to let people die, but to keep the ones He already had. a country. You did the right thing. Dear God, please send Dennis Clark to a different camp this year. uation, a touch of humor. Ending the subject, a more Earline Cole Reflections again!” “Truth stands the test of time lies are soon exposed.” “unlearned” by withhold ing those rewards. It sounds complex, but the technique is simple and very applicable to Karen’s problem. Why do you think she whines instead of speaking in a normal voice? Because you have rewarded that sound by letting it get your attention! As long as Karen is speak ing in her usual voice, you are too busy to listen to her. Like most toddlers, she prob ably babbles all day long, so you have often tuned out most of her verbiage. But when she speaks in a grat ing, irritating, obnoxious tone, you turn to see what is wrong. Therefore, Karen’s whining brings results; her normal voice does not, and she becomes a whiner. 'Hew 'Pennty (Ztetutena, 736 Main Street Perry, Georgia 31069 Jackie & Terry Mullis 987-1965 T040W7 CHURCH BAZAAR ImHMOOW rs To be held at Grovania United Methodist Church on Grovania Rd. 4 miles East of Elko Rd. or 4 miles West of Hwy 341 at Haynesville FRESH COOKED WHOLE BOSTON BUTTS FOR SALE r— esssrssss, 1 39687 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2006 ♦ serious minded individu al asked, “Well, did you learn anything from it?” “No,’’the victim replied, “I’ll do it My Grandpa We lore him! V S 4, 2006 - 2:OOPM invited to spend the •y church bazaar for everyone. s • Food • Fun MAS ITEMS EN PLATES-$6.00 tore Items ;es. Pies, s/Jellies/Pickles : Items ;roles Would you request to live forever on earth or, after this life, to have eternal life in heaven? God makes eternal life possible through a simple act of faith. The scripture states: “God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” It may benefit all of us to write God a letter to clarify what we really want in this life and in the hereafter, so we can begin making prepa rations to attain it. - Proverbs 12:19, Living Bible) The situation itself uncov ered a bit more than one would choose to reveal. The reply, however, uncovered an admirable quality. Rather than make a meaningless vow never to have it happen again, a truthful admission of a pos sible (though not probable) reoccurrence was made. The accident could have happened to anyonewell, not exactly anyone... only women wearing two-piece bathing suits in troubled waters! In order to break the habit of whining, you must simply reverse the process. You should begin by saying, “I can’t hear you because you’re whining, Karen. I have funny ears; they just can’t hear whining.” After this message has been passed along for a day or two, you should show no indication of having heard a moan-tone. You should then offer imme diate attention to anything she says in a normal voice. If this control of reward is applied properly, I guarantee it will achieve the desired results. Most human learn ing is based on this prin ciple, and the consequences are certain and definite. Of course, Grandma and Uncle See DODSON, page 6B 3B VZlbi