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Sometimes God whispers in our hearts....sometimes He smacks us upside the head with a 2 by 4 
For the past several weeks I have been praying for ideas to reduce my families (and mine) abuse of television. It was ALWAYS on and if I turned it off kids would have fits. It was getting ugly.
Well I went to Adoration with this issue again on Thursday. Friday a power surge during a storm fried our television set. Nothing else was harmed--just the tv. 
Thank you God 
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KatieMae
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I guess that means He approves! I hope it will end up being a blessing to your family
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wow- and at least now you have your answer!
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That was a mighty clear answer! Love it!!
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We had the same type of experience here. After a move with much younger children, I had fallen into the habit of daily tv,from just after the kids woke up   I didn't feel that I really had it in me to engage in a battle of the wills with my then 4y/o (doesn't that sound pathetic? ) and was stuck in this rut that made me so unhappy.
God took mercy on me, and took away our television. Nothing so dramatic as a power surge...it just stopped working.  It was years before we got another tv, but we've been able to maintain a more moderated approach.
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 how funny! I guess I'd better stop praying about how to deal with our accumulated stuff--the whole house may burn down.
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So funny, LeeAnn!!!!!
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Aagot wrote:
how funny! I guess I'd better stop praying about how to deal with our accumulated stuff--the whole house may burn down.
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I had a similar prayer about my basement disaster a few years ago. It was so full of stuff! Then it flooded. So definitely be careful what you pray for!
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Hey, and now the kids can't be upset with you about turning off the TV! Good deal!
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Nancy
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