Sex Education and Scripture Study

How's that for an eye-catching title?

(I read somewhere if you want people to read your blog, you have to have a catchy title)

You will understand the relationship of these two items when you get to the end.....

So....TL always waxes eloquent on how important it is to discuss the birds and bees with children so they can have a proper foundation....etc....etc..

So who always ends up doing the discussion?

Me.

Who talks to both boys and girls about these serious matters?

Me.

So why is it always me?

Now to part 2 of this discussion: We have tried to faithfully have a small family devotional each morning and read scriptures with our children....Now don't we all have a picture of an idyllic family...eagerly listening to the word of the Lord solemnly pronounced by their father???

This is the reality about 10 years ago.....

Or this one more recently:

Do they get anything out of this????

Now to tie these two topics together: A number of years ago, when our oldest was about 7-8 years old, we were dutifully having our morning devotional when our oldest daughter said out of the blue...

What's adultery?

Dad stops in mid sentence

I stop chewing my breakfast.

At least 8 pairs of little eyes look at me.

"Well, (I clear my throat) that's a very good question Jenny (she was known as Jenny then). Why don't we talk about it later."

In the mad rush of the morning I forget about the question in the midst of dressing and feeding little children, cleaning up messes, etc. etc. I was in the kitchen and this little person, with her hands on her hips, stomping her foot and shouting at the top of her lungs...

"MOM, what's adultery!?"

So I hustle her off to the other room where we have a nice discussion about what adultery is and the introduction of the birds and the bees.........

See what faithful scripture study can do for your family?