Susanna Wesley, the mother of...
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Susanna Wesley, the mother of seventeen children, including John and Charles, taught
each of her children with love and care. Very early in their lives, she taught them the
value of discipline. Susanna homeschooled her children and set aside time nearly every
day to spend time one on one with her children. That called for a lot of patience.
She believed the first thing to be done was to conquer the will. She said, "Whenever a child is corrected he/she must be conquered. Self-will is the root of all sin and misery."
Truly, Susanna was a patient woman. At one time, her husband said, "I marvel at your patience! You have told that child the same thing twenty times." Susanna looked fondly at the child and said, "Had I spoken the matter only nineteen times, I should have lost all my labor." She knew very well the truth, "Love is patient and kind."
She believed the first thing to be done was to conquer the will. She said, "Whenever a child is corrected he/she must be conquered. Self-will is the root of all sin and misery."
Truly, Susanna was a patient woman. At one time, her husband said, "I marvel at your patience! You have told that child the same thing twenty times." Susanna looked fondly at the child and said, "Had I spoken the matter only nineteen times, I should have lost all my labor." She knew very well the truth, "Love is patient and kind."
