THIS SUNDAY!! SPECIAL AUTO SHOW LESSON WITH JAMES FIRTHFOUNTAIN!

THE BIG CAR EVENT HAS FINALLY ARRIVED! 

This Sunday Lake Speed will be in the house and there will be show cars everywhere!  Pastor Kevin & Family will be in the Dells on Vacation, but your kids will be in great hands with James Firthfountain bringing the word from Philippians in a NASCAR themed special lesson during the 10:30am service!  James is a young college graduate who has already worked with kids for over a decade doing various Good News clubs in the public schools throughout his teen years, even running the program and putting together curriculum.  So he's no stranger to what kids like and how to teach them God's Word!

So come for the cars!  Come for the food!  Come for the BOUNCE HOUSE!  

AND COME FOR THE AWESOME KIDS SERVICE THIS SUNDAY!!

A Clear Warning

One of the tools of discipline is a clear warning. It can actually be a teaching tool because it helps children know how to anticipate consequences of their actions. Furthermore a clear warning clarifies for your children that what you have said wasn't just a suggestion, but that you meant business.

When you give a warning, it’s important to obtain eye contact, speak calmly but firmly, and clarify both the instruction and the consequence that will come if the child doesn't respond. A clear warning says: "If you don't finish your homework you won't be able to watch TV after dinner." Or, "If you can't play nicely with your friend, he will have to go home."

A warning is different than a threat. Threats are emotional responses usually spoken out of anger or desperation with an exaggerated or ambiguous consequence, rarely leading to a consequence. "If you don't clean up these toys right now, I'm going to throw them all away!" Or, "If you don't come with me now, I'm going to leave you here!" These are threats, not warnings.

Warnings aren't always necessary. If a child hits another and you've already established a rule for such things, then it's understood that that this is wrong and you can move directly to a Break or other follow through. If you do use a warning, just give it once. Instead of a process like this: instruction, warning, follow through, some parents have a process that looks like this: instruction, warning, warning, warning, warning, explosion with anger.

Make a clear warning part of your discipline strategy and you will teach children important lessons about life and help them predict their own consequences for their decisions.

This parenting tip comes from the book Home Improvement, the Parenting Book You Can Read to Your Kids by Dr Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller, RN, BSN. 

Awana Early Bird Registrations Going On NOW!

It's time to register your kids for our school year mid-week clubs: Awana!  There's something for all ages from Pre-school through 6th grade at Awana and if you register by Sunday, August 18th you will receive a considerable discount because you will help the church to receive a huge discount on shipping!  So please help us make this a win/win situation and sign your kids up today!  There are also discounts for families with multiple kids and with parents who helped out all year last year!  If you have any questions or want to sign up right away, stop at the table in the foyer this Wednesday or Sunday and talk to Pastor Kevin or Aimee.

It's gonna be a great year!  Don't miss out!

VBS: Kingdom Chronicles Finale Tomorrow Night at 6:15pm!

Tomorrow is the grand finale to our Kingdom Chronicles VBS already!  FIVE weeks have come and gone and it all culminates in a final epic lesson tomorrow!  Don't let your kids miss out on all the fun.  We will be giving away more prizes than usual since it's over!

Come and find out who will win the Ark Encounter giving contest, BOYS OR GIRLS?


Will it be Sir James that gets hunted down by a pack of howling princesses with water bombs?  Or will it be Lady Rebekah surrounded by a posse of water-gun-toting barbarians?!  That will all depend on who brings in the largest final offering tomorrow!  Only $5 separates the two sides so it's still anyone's game to win!

 We'll also find out who brings the most visitors and give away the awesome dragon book we have for that reward!  Of course, there is the final episode of our Kingdom Chronicles drama as well!  So join us tomorrow night for the finale!  Doors open at 5:45pm!

"But My Anger is Justified!"

Some view their anger as justified because they are right and others are wrong. They believe that being right is the only ticket required to launch into an adult temper tantrum. But saying "He made me angry" implies that external events require emotional intensity. The dad who links the trigger (what "made" him angry) and response (what he does with his anger) too closely ends up believing that others have made him the way he is.

When parents do this, they often blame their kids for problems and rarely take responsibility for their own emotions. In many cases, of course, the child is indeed wrong. It isn't helpful, though, to expect our children to bear the responsibility of our anger in addition to what they did wrong. The mom who says, "I wouldn't have to get angry if my kids would listen the first time," has fallen into the trap of blaming her children for her angry responses.

The truth of the matter is that it doesn't take much intelligence to see something wrong, but it takes wisdom to know how to respond to it. There's a big difference between a button that pops up on a turkey to announce that it's done and a cook who knows how to make a great dinner. Some people are like those little turkey buttons—whenever something goes wrong they pop up with angry reactions and they try to justify abusiveness because they see a problem.

It's not enough to be right in life; parents also need to be wise. Real wisdom knows how to respond in a way that brings change, not revenge. As parents, we don't just want to punish our kids for doing something wrong; we want to help them change their hearts. Anger may reveal what's wrong, but it's rarely a good solution to a problem. Once you identify an offense, it's best to consider how to motivate change.
To learn more about emotions and parenting, take a look at the book Good and Angry, Exchanging Frustration for Character In You and Your Kids, by Dr Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller, RN, BSN.