The Wisdom of Solomon

We're going through a series at RCC called Wisdom for Dummies. It is going through the book of Proverbs with natural breaks where they make sense rather than at the chapter boundaries. I think this series is slated for 60+ weeks and we are two weeks into it now.

So in preparation for this series, I've been reading Proverbs. I've been doing this for a few months now, just reading one chapter a day...here's the secret: There are only 31 chapters in the book. One a day kills it in just a month! Heck, for February, you only have to read 28 of them! :-)

Anyway, I've been using Bible Gateway to go through a different translation each month and see what wisdom I can glean from it. Last night was my test.

My son is home from the second grade and is at odds with his mother about a getoutofhomeworkfree pass his teacher has handed out. I was able to step in and make my wise pronouncement to solve the dilemma ***CUE trumpets blaring...beam of light from on high...ahhhh, that's it! ***...once he does his homework on his own, he can make decisions on his pass on his own. But I keep wondering...does he understand? Was I able to make it clear to his 8-year-old mind that ultimately HE is responsible for his actions and once he starts accepting that, he gets more leeway? This is the hard part of parenting...knowing when to let go. It's like when they learn to walk...you point them in the right direction, try to help them balance, but eventually you have to let go and let them turf it a few times before they get it...it's a balancing act.

So there was my wise pronoucement last night...my use of Proverbs. It was fun!