MY 3 SONS
I HEAR THE 60’S SHOWTUNE SINGING
IN MY HEAD
Proverb: Bring up a child in the way he should go, and he will not depart from it.

Hiam Ginott: A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.

Fred McMurray would be very proud of us. He was the super dad who raised 3 sons, with the help of his uncle, Bub. I loved watching this program growing up. It modeled how to parent seriously, yet with humor and discernment.
We were a couple who took parenting VERY SERIOUSLY. It was our job as parents, to raise our children with Godly, positive expectation. We both were raised Roman Catholic; our faith was reignited, when we became parents.
I was blessed to marry a farmer with a strong faith and work ethic. Forty-seven years ago, I knew within one week of dating him, that he would be my life’s partner and the father of my children. He was a man with a rock-solid character, faith, morals, and respect for me.
We worked together to teach them to rise above, and work hard towards college, and careers. Becoming successful and the best in their professions, were not options for them.

Children are doers. They must be kept busy, or trouble ensues. Those of you who allow your children to live on video games, SHAME ON YOU! You are setting them up for failure.
E. Layton….”Find something to throw yourself into. There is nothing worse than being a doer, with nothing to do.”
Parents who allow their children to run their own lives without discipline and self-control measures are setting them up for troubled lives.
Our sons were either working the farm with dad and grandpa, doing schoolwork with me, going to friend’s homes that we approved, or family functions. Also weekly mass, and being involved in church functions were not options either.
They were not running the streets, and getting into trouble. They were mowing the yard in first grade, and driving tractors at 10 yrs. of age.
This is not about…LOOK AT US. This is about God who trained us.
HEAVENLY FATHER: Open the hearts of those who don’t parent their children. There is such a hole in the heart of this country with morals, values, faith, and parenting. Heal the holes, in this whole country.
In the name of Jesus I pray. Amen.
Sue Cutler
Fearless Faith