{"id":148,"date":"2016-06-28T22:21:07","date_gmt":"2016-06-28T22:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jameswritinganddesign.com\/wordpress\/?p=148"},"modified":"2018-02-05T00:11:54","modified_gmt":"2018-02-05T00:11:54","slug":"be-choosy-we-dont-do-this-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jameswritinganddesign.com\/content\/be-choosy-we-dont-do-this-enough\/","title":{"rendered":"Be Choosy &#8211; We Don&#8217;t Do This Enough"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Being Choosy is one of my favorite pages within the book Be ~Biblical Wisdom for Children.<br \/>\nI love the colors.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I decided on a zebra for one main reason. Zebras don&#8217;t really hang around other kinds of animals.<br \/>\nThey really stand out. They can&#8217;t blend very well, and I think as Christians, we shouldn&#8217;t blend in<br \/>\ntoo well with others. We should stand out, and we should be in a group that is clearly defined. I<br \/>\nalso liked the whole motif of black and white, which can translate into many different themes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I played this little rap for my kids, and I reminded them of how we need to not be deceived that<br \/>\nbad company not only corrupts good morals, but I encouraged them to think about what friendship<br \/>\nreally means to them.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1Xs4JXfeV_s?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Who you associate with is going to mold you in so many ways.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Being Choosy is one of my favorite pages within the book Be ~Biblical Wisdom for Children. 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