Cakes and Attitudes!

Yesterday at the cooking school the ladies decorated their own cakes - they were beautiful!  Everyone worked on different types of flowers for two weeks and then yesterday they brought a cake to the school, iced and decorated it.  They are learning so much and are already starting to make and sell cakes/pastries.  One of the ladies even made a wedding cake a few weeks ago!

We have been meeting with some other missionary friends here and having church each week.  We are teaching the kids this month about being peacemakers.  Between the three families we have 15 kids!  We know a thing or two about brotherly love and .....not so loving actions.  We are memorizing Romans 14:19 together and encouraging the kids to be choose to make peace, walk away instead of causing trouble, etc.  I know at home I have been focusing on the first part of the verse -  ^"So let us do all we can to live in peace."  However, I have been convicted lately about issuing consequences when the boys choose not to make peace and not paying attention to the second part of the verse - "And let us work hard to build each other up."  We have had A LOT of attitude around here lately and it has been very frustrating!  I lost it with Levi yesterday and had to apologize and really examine my heart.  I really need to work on building my boys up and not always focusing on what they are doing wrong.  They aren't perfect and neither am I.  I want my boys to know that they are loved and have fun with them.  Sometimes I get so caught up in doing things and I don't take enough time to just be with them and love and encourage them.