I Am A Member Of The Book Club

Okay guys...I am into the 6th chapter now and thought I would stop and post some thoughts thus far. I might forget them if I keep on going without posting.

Chapter 1. Page 14

While I do believe that Science and the Bible are aligning up some, I can somewhat agree that the world has been around for much longer than what it seems is depicted in the creation facts of 6 days in the beginning of Genesis. If one digs deep enough they find that the Bible says, in 2 Peter3:8 "...one day is with the Lord as a 1000 years, and a 1000 years is as one day". :)

However I do [b]not[/b] believe that we had to evolve to have our "skin, or hands, or lungs, or bones". As we Bible believers know that the Holy Bible tells us that God took a rib (bone) from Adam and made Woman. Genesis 2: 21-22 tells us, "And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept:and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; And the rib which the Lord God had taken from the man, made he woman and brought her unto the man.

As far as the rest of the chapter, how much we are like lobsters was interesting. I certainly believe that standing straight with your shoulders back certainly portrays competence and confidence!

The second thing that really jumped out at me was simply this, and I know it is not really a big deal but I strongly [b]disagree [/b]with it.

Chapter 2. Page 31

The author says, concerning patients noncompliance with their medications/care as ordered by their physicians, "Physicians and Pharmacists tend to blame such patients for their non compliance, inaction and error." and "Psychologists tend to take a dim view of such judgements. We are trained to assume that the failure of the patients to follow professional advice is the fault of the practitioner, not the patient." As a healthcare professional, I know that this is simply [b]not[/b] true. I mean we, physicians included have taught patients til we are blue in the face about diabetes...and quite frankly if they do not eat right, and take their medicine as prescribed, they could lose their vision, ruin their kidneys, and lose limbs, and many do. They can tell us with clear understanding what they need to do, yet they will not take their medication or eat right...and many lose limbs or have kidney failure...It's the same with hypertension. We can preach til we are blue in the face, yet they will not keep check on their BPs nor take medicine as perscribed...and yet they too know all too well they could have a CVA (stroke), and many do. Same thing with clogged arteries...they know what to do, yet they do not have the discipline to cut back that red meat, exercise, and keep cholesterol at healthy levels...Many will wind up with open heart surgery with triple bypass before giving up something that they want or exercising discipline (And I am all too aware that much of this is just in the genes, but they can and must do their part to fight against these diseases to keep them under control).

Chapter 3

Oh to me so much of this was just common sense. "Make friends with people who want the best for you." Yes, hang out with people that are not going to pull us down. Make wise decisions as Mama always said, you lay down with dogs, you get up with fleas.. :D We are influenced by those that we camp out with. There is so much I could say about this chapter but it clearly speaks for itself and I have no disagreements there.

Chapter 4
I really did not have anything jump out at me in this idea other than I agree that we should compare ourselves to who we were yesterday and GROW than who someone else is today.

Chapter 5

I sat on the edge of my seat wondering how this author felt about physical punishment of a child...I really had no clue which way he would go on this and was so glad when I discovered that I agree much with his writing/thinking.

Page 123, The author says, "...modern parents are simply pluralized by the fear that they will no longer be liked or even loved by their children if they chastise them for any reason. They want their children's friendship above all, and are willing to sacrifice respect to get it. This is not good. A child will have many friends, but only two parents..." [b]I so agree..[/b]

Page 134 Says You can discipline your children, or you can turn that responsibility over to the harsh, uncaring judgmental world... And the motivation for the latter should never be confused with love. I say PREACH!!

You can leave your children for society to correct, but it will be behind bars very possibly, and they will not be corrected with love. It is love for a child that will correct them ahead of time and make them fit for the society and the world we live in.

Page 142 minimize necessary force.

Page 141 says, and I found what I was looking for this whole chapter...

"If your child is the kind of determined varmint who simply runs away, laughing when placed on the steps or in his room, physical restraint might have to added to the time out routine...If that fails, being turned over a parent's knee might be required. For the child who is pushing the limits in a spectacularly inspired way, a swat across the backside can indicate requisite seriousness on the part of a responsible adult. There are some situations in which even that will not suffice, partly because the children are very determined, exploratory, and tough, or because the offending behavior is truly severe." Kudos to the author!

Proverbs 22:15 tells us that Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him."

Okay...on the chapter 6!