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12-28-2007, 09:06 AM
The Lord disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in.
Proverbs 3:12
Some years ago my daughter surprised her artist great-grandmother with a fistful of hastily colored pictures. Grandma looked them over carefully, then remarked gently, "You know, these aren’t really pictures. They’re more like scribbles!"
I had always greeted Rebecca’s efforts with a casual, "How pretty, dear," and was afraid her feelings would be hurt by Grandma’s bluntness. But Rebecca took the criticism evenly. "I’m not too good at coloring," she admitted.
"You could be," Grandma told her. "Bring me your crayons and lots of paper."
The two, separated by more than 80 years, spent a happy hour exploring the world of color and design. Rebecca learned to color, and I learned a lesson, too: Criticism, offered in love and followed by constructive action, is far more valuable than empty praise.
by Penney Schwab
Proverbs 3:12
Some years ago my daughter surprised her artist great-grandmother with a fistful of hastily colored pictures. Grandma looked them over carefully, then remarked gently, "You know, these aren’t really pictures. They’re more like scribbles!"
I had always greeted Rebecca’s efforts with a casual, "How pretty, dear," and was afraid her feelings would be hurt by Grandma’s bluntness. But Rebecca took the criticism evenly. "I’m not too good at coloring," she admitted.
"You could be," Grandma told her. "Bring me your crayons and lots of paper."
The two, separated by more than 80 years, spent a happy hour exploring the world of color and design. Rebecca learned to color, and I learned a lesson, too: Criticism, offered in love and followed by constructive action, is far more valuable than empty praise.
by Penney Schwab