Oh...that is soooooo good, Shannon.

AAAARRRGGGHHH! Not the "Share The Room With The Despised Sibling" lesson!!! I'm sure the first few days, there was indication that someone would be scarred for life...

Don't worry about having to find a way to spend bootcamp with a difficult sibling in Christ.  It has been my experience (see? scarred for life...)that our Heavenly Father generally throws us together leading a Bible study or in the nursery or (and this is happening right now) hosting a babyshower.  

What a timely message, as usual, for your spiritual sibling in Montana! Drats.  How DO you do it?  Do you have a web-cam planted somewhere in Cohagen?

We're taking up the masking tape boundary line we drew through room, on the floor, but we haven't yet gotten to the point of hugging, yet.  It's coming along...

Patricia, Thanks for the warm response.

Farmer's Wife, No, no web cam.  Only the Light of the World, shining a strobe light into the dark crevices of my soul.  :)

So true that the Father assigns our bunk mate!  I'll pray about yours if you'll pray about mine!!  

I REALLY enjoyed this one, Shannon. Did you also suffer through that whole week???

Growing up, all four of us kids shared the same room for a long time.  Because of it, my brother and I are close.  Then it was my sister and I who shared a room and my two brothers shared a room, my sister and I are still close.  My youngest brother, who I didn't share a room with much, and I are not close at all, sadly.

Saying all that, all four of our boys have a joined room but the two oldest share and the two youngest share a room.  (Gotta love old farmhouses)  If all four of them were in the same four walls, I believe an all out brotherly war would ensue...at first.

I'm glad you were brave enough to put your daughter and son together, glad you stuck with it and I am sure they will remember it fondly when they are older!

Cheryl, I was actually suffering more with the bickering!  Nothing grates my patience more than constant sib-spats!

Denise, four in a room reminds me of my dorm!  And I'm still close to several of my roomates!!  You would think close quarters would work against them being close, but I think I'm seeing a pattern...  Thanks for sharing!

Hi Shannon--thank you for visiting my blog! I am enjoying reading yours as well. I enjoy reading from other moms who are tackling spiritual issues, sibling issues, and yes, cleaning up the kitchen. :-)

I like your solution for the brother/sister fighting. I also read about someone (w/ two girls, so I'm filing it away for future use!) who when hearing them bicker too much told them, "This is not music to my ears," so she said they both had to stay together in the bathroom until they could come up with a way to set their disagreement to music, then come out and sing it to her.

It had the desired effect. I look forward to reading more of your entries!

Thanks for stopping by, Alice!  I'm going to have to file that singing idea!  It's great to network with another mom/writer!  :)